"Regular bloodwork is important if you have a known cardiovascular problem or if you are taking cholesterol medication," states Dr. Bradley Serwer, MD, an interventional cardiologist and chief medical ...

Triglycerides rarely make headlines the way cholesterol does, yet they quietly shape heart health in equally powerful ways. When levels climb, the body is often responding to a familiar pattern—too ...

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat in the blood, and they play an essential role in providing the body with energy. After we eat, any calories our body does not immediately use are ...

What Is Redemplo, and Why Does It Matter? Redemplo (plozasiran) is a type of medicine called a small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy approved to help lower extremely high triglyceride levels in adults ...

The FDA approved plozasiran (Redemplo) for the reduction of triglycerides in people with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), the agency announced. The small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy, ...

NEW ORLEANS — When added to standard lipid-lowering therapy, olezarsen, a drug approved in 2024 for patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome, significantly lowered triglycerides and reduced the ...

CHICAGO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - A single infusion of CRISPR Therapeutics' (CRSP.BN), opens new tab experimental gene therapy was safe and reduced levels of harmful LDL cholesterol and triglycerides by half ...

NEW ORLEANS -- An investigational triple-receptor agonist made some headway in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia, a phase II study showed. One Chinese cohort had triglycerides slashed from ...

When it comes to heart health, cholesterol gets all the attention. But there’s another blood test that speaks volumes about your heart health: triglycerides. Triglycerides are a type of fat in your ...

A person’s non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol level is the amount of potentially harmful cholesterol in their body. High non-HDL cholesterol levels can be an indicator of ...