Heart disease has long been the leading cause of death for U.S. adults, according to the American Heart Association, and one of the top risk factors for heart disease is high cholesterol. When a ...
One sunny day in Los Angeles, Katherine Wilemon was gardening when she developed crushing chest pain, as well as pain radiating down her left arm. She was 39 and fit. Wilemon—who had known since she ...
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) --Genetic testing can inform patients if they have an inherited form of high cholesterol and prompt them to have treatment that could help prevent a heart attack, stroke and ...
A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a common inherited cause of dangerously high cholesterol. Many affected ...
Most folks with genetics that put them at risk for high cholesterol and early heart disease aren't aware of their danger, a new study says. Nearly 90% of people carrying genetics that cause ...
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN) announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the approval of Praluent ® (alirocumab) as ...