Overall prevalence for high LDL levels fell from 31.5% in 1999-2000 to 21.2% in 2005-2006.

Serum triglyceride levels may allow clinicians to predict which patients with type 2 diabetes will develop neuropathy, while fenofibrate therapy can reduce the risk of diabetes-related amputations by more than a third.

A 79-year-old Caucasian man with a history of chest pain, light-headedness, and diaphoresis was admitted to rule out acute coronary syndrome. He incidentally noted a bruise that had appeared spontaneously on his chest without trauma four days prior to admission.

Diagnosing atrial fibrillation could sharply reduce strokes in the United States, and primary-care physicians have a key role to play, according to experts at the American College of Cardiology.

A 63-year-old woman wants to discontinue the simvastatin (Zocor) 10 mg she is taking for hypercholesterolemia because she believes the medication is causing her to lose her hair. Is there any evidence supporting this side effect of Zocor?

Three recent studies indicate that the venerable Framingham risk score goes only so far as a predictor of cardiovascular problems.

Even as researchers are fine-tuning approaches to preventing primary coronary events, a new analysis of unrelated CDC data found that primary-care providers need to focus more on secondary stroke prevention too.

Men and women don't respond the same to prophylactic aspirin therapy. Updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services addresses this aspect of heart disease prevention.

Daytime drowsiness may warn of impending death in elderly people, particularly from cardiovascular causes, new population-based research suggests.

An elderly woman returns home from a balmy South Pacific vacation and finds very cold temperatures. While shoveling snow, she finds that she can't get air into her lungs. With no history of pulmonary or heart disease, what's wrong?