If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

Medicare covers cholesterol testing as part of the cardiovascular screening blood tests. It also includes tests for lipid and triglyceride levels, which are covered once every 5 years. However, if you ...

For almost 60 years, measuring cholesterol levels in the blood has been the best way to identify individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease. In a new study, led by Chalmers University of ...

LDL cholesterol increases plaque in arteries, which tightens blood vessels and limits blood flow to organs. This is why it is ...

A scheme to provide free cholesterol tests is being expanded to 70 pharmacies in east London. The project, being funded by ...

A study finds that a blood test that evaluates levels of three compounds — lipoprotein(a), C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), and “bad” LDL cholesterol — can accurately reveal heart ...

Have you had a blood test to check your cholesterol level? These check the different blood fat components: total cholesterol LDL (low-density lipoprotein), which is sometimes called “bad cholesterol” ...

Every Australian adult should be screened for a potentially deadly type of inherited cholesterol, and if the simple blood ...

What really causes your blood fats to skyrocket? Groundbreaking discoveries have delivered surprising new answers.