Understanding your cholesterol test results in plain English Your doctor hands you a cholesterol report filled with ...

Clin Lipidology. 2013;8(1):69-79. The decision about whether to use a new biomarker depends upon how readily it is measured, its potential to add new information and its ability to aid the clinician ...

Elevated NHHR is linked to a 7% increased risk of psoriasis per unit increase, with a 39% higher risk in the highest NHHR tertile. The study's findings were consistent across subgroups, reinforcing ...

Other than convenience and compliance, is there any benefit to nonfasting cholesterol testing? As I understand it, triglyceride values are very sensitive to fasting, but total cholesterol remains ...

A study found that typical cholesterol tests measuring HDL and LDL levels might be missing an important indicator of heart disease risk in certain people. Measuring apolipoprotein B (ApoB), a protein ...

Besides total cholesterol and LDL, should we not also consider non-HDL cholesterol a predictor of future coronary heart disease (CHD), especially with regard to our female patients? —James L. Steward, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you please explain what is cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein and the significance of a high HDL cholesterol value? What about non-HDL ...

Many people think all cholesterol is bad, but that is not the case. With so many conflicting messages and advice out there, it can be hard to make sense of it all. So experts have broken down the ...

This encyclopedic article outlines evidence-based laboratory tests that are most useful for establishing individualized ...