You can calculate your total cholesterol — including LDL, HDL, and triglycerides — with a blood test, so your doctor can ...

The Martin/Hopkins method of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol assessment is more accurate that the usual calculation method, according to an analysis of the FOURIER trial. Among FOURIER ...

In a direct comparison study, Johns Hopkins researchers have added to evidence that a newer method of calculating so-called "bad cholesterol" levels in the blood is more accurate than the older method ...

High levels of “bad” cholesterol, also known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL), is a well-known risk factor for all kinds of heart disease. For decades, scientists have used an approach called the ...

A newer method for calculating low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is more accurate than the older method that required people fast before blood was drawn. A newer method for calculating ...

A new way to calculate so-called “bad cholesterol” levels in the blood could eliminate inconvenient pre-test fasting for most people, a new study shows. The method of estimating a patient’s LDL, or ...

(Reuters) - Quest Diagnostics Inc said on Thursday it will begin using a more precise method of calculating levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol that no longer requires fasting prior to blood draw, a ...