Unless you been living under a rock in the U.S., you’re well aware that a joint panel of experts from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association has crafted a new set of ...

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 ...

Last week, the nation’s leading heart organizations announced new cholesterol-lowering guidelines. Central to the recommendations is a new online calculator meant to measure the risk of heart attack ...

Today's New York Times reports that two Boston-based cardiologists have spotted flaws in the online calculator for assessing who should be treated with cholesterol-reducing statin drugs. The Times ...

With the same information required for calculation as the Friedewald method, the newer method uses a chart developed by Johns Hopkins physicians with 180 different factors to more accurately calculate ...

Last week, a new heart risk calculator was launched with great fanfare. This week, it’s under fire. For patients long frustrated by the sometimes whiplash-inducing back and forth of health ...

The revamped American Heart Association tool offers a surprising look at the issues that make cardiovascular disease the ...

Apparent problems with an online calculator, released last week along with new cholesterol guidelines, prompted one expert Monday to suggest implementation of the guidelines be postponed. The risk ...

A new online calculator meant to measure cholesterol risk — rolled out just last week by the nation’s leading heart organizations along with new cholesterol-lowering guidelines — is so riddled with ...

SAN ANTONIO — Those with concerns about heart health would be wise to steer clear of a new risk calculator developed by two leading heart organizations. The calculator, developed by the American Heart ...

While the health care system might be a fit topic for newspaper advice, medical care is not. This was proven yet again when it was widely reported this month that the nation’s leading heart-health ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Today’s New York Times reports that two Boston-based cardiologists have spotted flaws in the online ...