Going after cholesterol levels can cut risk of heart attack or stroke among people with clogged arteries Risk of death or heart emergencies was 33% lower among people with a goal of lower than 55 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's scary hearing your doctor say your arteries aren't in great shape. Years of eating fried foods and meals rich in butter and ...

Dear Dr. Donohue • What are triglycerides? What do they do to you? I am a 55-year-old male in good health, or so I thought. My lab tests have shown I have elevated triglycerides. My doctor believes I ...

A heart attack can strike without warning, and one of the leading culprits is clogged arteries. This silent condition builds up over time, often without symptoms, until it’s too late. But there’s good ...

When Bill Clinton was president, two aspects of his personal lifestyle were well known. One, he was an avid jogger and was often filmed covering several miles at a rapid pace. And, two, like Elvis ...

Women have lower amounts of harmful plaque in their arteries compared with men, but the discrepancy doesn't diminish a woman's risk of having a heart attack, new research shows. In fact, women with ...