Relatively few children and teenagers are screened for cholesterol issues. Several factors, including differences in medical ...

High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular conditions - and its warning signs can ...

Some forms of primary hyperlipidemia may be diagnosed with genetic testing, such as heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). In other cases, however, people will be diagnosed with this ...

A new study found that risk factors for diabetes in patients with the genetic condition are the same as for those in the ...

What gives? Certain genes can also be passed down from both parents, including one that causes high cholesterol, Hampel says. Familial hypercholesterolemia affects about 1 in 250 people and ...

By Dr Thenral S. Geetha Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of death globally with significant genetic factors ...

A family afflicted with a genetic disorder that accelerates heart disease sheds further light on cholesterol's role. NARRATOR: The human toll, and deadly potential, of high cholesterol comes into ...

Rabbi Andy Koren's grandfather passed away from a heart attack at age 68 and his father died from heart complications at the ...

Patients with elevated triglyceride levels might have accompanying dyslipidemias that increase the risk for CHD (e.g. familial combined hyperlipidemia or low HDL level). In addition, severe ...

As a South Florida cardiac specialist, Fialkow said anyone with high cholesterol or a genetic predisposition to heart disease should work with a doctor “early in the trajectory of a chronic ...