Unless you been living under a rock in the U.S., you’re well aware that a joint panel of experts from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association has crafted a new set of ...

Today's New York Times reports that two Boston-based cardiologists have spotted flaws in the online calculator for assessing who should be treated with cholesterol-reducing statin drugs. The Times ...

Apparent problems with an online calculator, released last week along with new cholesterol guidelines, prompted one expert Monday to suggest implementation of the guidelines be postponed. The risk ...

A new online calculator meant to measure cholesterol risk — rolled out just last week by the nation’s leading heart organizations along with new cholesterol-lowering guidelines — is so riddled with ...

SAN ANTONIO — Those with concerns about heart health would be wise to steer clear of a new risk calculator developed by two leading heart organizations. The calculator, developed by the American Heart ...

Last week, a new heart risk calculator was launched with great fanfare. This week, it’s under fire. more For patients long frustrated by the sometimes whiplash-inducing back and forth of health ...

While the health care system might be a fit topic for newspaper advice, medical care is not. This was proven yet again when it was widely reported this month that the nation’s leading heart-health ...

People can calculate their total cholesterol by adding their levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and 20% of their triglycerides. High total ...

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