Cholesterol Mnemonic Aids Patient Education

A continuous increase in ASCVD risk was seen with higher levels of lipoprotein(a) in the largest study to date of the relationship.

Female CV mortality lags behind male mortality; lifetime risk assessment, not 10-year risk, is a better estimation tool for women

Few participants with dyslipidemia received lipid-lowering medications despite high prevalence, reported authors of the Strong Family Heart Study.

Patients who consumed a Mediterranean-style diet had a 30% reduction in major cardiovascular events compared with patients who ate a diet low in saturated fat.

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Cardiovascular mortality has been increasing among middle-aged US adult since 2011; a new study looked at changes in CV risk factors by income level over the past 20 years.