Beyond ‘Bad’ Cholesterol: New Clues to the Risk of Heart Disease

Protein clues may help explain heart disease risk that persists despite lower LDL cholesterol

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 17.9 million people die from cardiovascular diseases worldwide every year, with heart attacks and strokes accounting for more than four out of five of those deaths. Coronary heart disease, which can lead to a heart attack if untreated, develops when fatty material (cholesterol) accumulates in the blood vessels supplying the heart. High blood cholesterol is therefore a key risk factor for c…

Beyond ‘bad’ cholesterol: new clues to the risk of heart disease

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, shed new light on the remaining risk of heart disease, even after the known risk factor of ‘bad’ cholesterol is brought down to a healthy level.

Study sheds light on heart disease risk beyond ‘bad’ cholesterol

Lowering “bad” cholesterol is an important way to reduce the risk of a heart attack, but it does not eliminate that risk for everyone. New research from Sweden is helping explain why — and could guide more targeted prevention in the future. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have identified biological patterns linked to other […]