Treating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)


Heart
Why you need to follow your cholesterol treatment planWith a strategy that includes medications and lifestyle changes, you can manage your cholesterol levels.
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Treatment

More U.S. adults eligible for statins under updated guidelines
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More U.S. adults eligible for statins under updated guidelines

Considering individualized risk factors may help doctors target treatment more accurately.

Understanding Cholesterol

What you need to know about high cholesterol
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What you need to know about high cholesterol

High cholesterol is just one of many heart disease risk factors.

Healthy and unhealthy fats: the ultimate guide
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Healthy and unhealthy fats: the ultimate guide

Now that science has found that some fats are healthy, it's all about avoiding the unhealthy ones.

Complications

Could you be at a higher risk for stroke and not know it?
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Could you be at a higher risk for stroke and not know it?

About 800,000 Americans have one each year. See how to prevent a stroke by lowering your risk factors.

Too young to have a heart attack? think again
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Too young to have a heart attack? think again

Find out what’s driving this worrisome trend in young women and how you can reduce your risk.

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