(SCIENCEPRO/Science Photo Library, Getty Images) High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease, but…

(Image Source/Getty Images) LDL cholesterol – the so-called “bad” cholesterol – is known to narrow…

(Prostock-studio, envato elements) Diabetes can be a risk factor for heart disease – but for…

Carl Korfmacher and his sons inherited high cholesterol. The Korfmacher family (from left): Sons, Henry…

(cglade, iStockphoto) While doctors have been divided about what level of blood pressure is safe…

(rogerashford, Getty Images) The benefits of the cholesterol-lowering medicine called statins far outweigh any risk…

(Sitthiphong, Getty Images) When doctors are sorting out what to do about a patient’s cholesterol,…

(Scott Bodell for American Heart Association) With the release of new guidelines for treating and…

(Scott Bodell for American Heart Association) Exposure to high blood cholesterol over a lifetime can…

(GIPhotoStock, Getty Images) Health care providers regularly consult documents called guidelines when determining the best…