The term “lipid disorder” covers a range of conditions that can cause abnormal levels of lipids, or fats, in the blood. These fats include low-density lipoproteins (LDLs), also known as “bad” ...

A complete cholesterol test checks your blood to see if your cholesterol and triglycerides are at a healthy level. This will help your doctor estimate your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

Do you know that you can check your cholesterol level at home? Cholesterol home test kits are available to use between appointments with your health care provider. WebMD explores the use of ...

Advanced lipid tests can reveal vital information about your cholesterol levels that standard lipid tests can’t. Find out if you should get one. We’ve all heard the standard advice: To reduce high ...

It may not be necessary to fast before a routine cholesterol check, a large community-based population study suggested. Overall, the mean cholesterol subclass levels varied by less than 2% for total ...

To fast or not to fast? That is the question many people ask before a cholesterol test. Patients used to be routinely instructed not to eat for at least eight hours before the screening, and some ...

Heart disease is still the leading cause of death—and experts now say waiting too long to test your cholesterol could put you ...

Lipids are fatty compounds that perform a range of essential functions in the body. Phospholipids, steroids, and triglycerides are examples of lipids. Although lipids play an essential role in the ...

VAP Test better than standard lipid profile at risk assessment, guiding treatment, improving CV outcomes and reducing costs for adult managed care cardiac patients BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ...

Working out can temporarily raise your cholesterol levels. It sounds counterintuitive, but engaging in intense exercise right before a cholesterol test may mess with the results, making your ...

ApoB testing outperforms traditional cholesterol measures in preventing heart attacks and strokes while remaining ...

Organized by nine laboratories on five continents, the study by some members of the Global Diagnostics Network, a Quest Diagnostics (DGX)-led strategic working group, is the largest to evaluate ...