The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have issued new multisociety guidelines for managing dyslipidemia, replacing the 2018 cholesterol standards. The update emphasizes ...

Doctors are lowering LDL cholesterol levels to prevent heart attacks and reduce cardiac risks in millions of people ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Leading medical groups have released new guidelines for ...

The 2026 ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guidelines lower the 10-year ASCVD risk threshold for statin therapy from 7.5% to 5%, restoring LDL targets and promoting earlier intervention. The update introduces the ...

Beyond standard risk scores, the guideline highlights key risk enhancers—including lipoprotein(a), inflammation markers, and ...

American heart associations unveil the “30 Revolution”: a new long-term risk calculator, once-in-a-lifetime genetic blood ...