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ReviewAmerican journal of preventive cardiology2024

Unique features of dyslipidemia in women across a lifetime and a tailored approach to management.

Neeja Patel, Nikita Mittal, Michael J Wilkinson, Pam R Taub

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Review in American journal of preventive cardiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Gender disparities in coronary artery disease: a review of factors influencing clinical outcomes.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2025
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  16. Position Statement on Cardiometabolic Health Across the Woman's Life Course - 2025.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025
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  17. Lipoprotein(a) throughout life in women.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Neeja PatelUniversity of California, Los Angeles, United States.
Nikita MittalUniversity of California, San Diego, United States.
Michael J WilkinsonUniversity of California, San Diego, United States.
Pam R TaubUniversity of California, San Diego, United States.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of Review: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. Dyslipidemia is a critical modifiable risk factor for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Dyslipidemia affects a large population of women and is especially pervasive within racial/ethnic minorities. Recent Findings: Dyslipidemia in pregnancy leads to worse outcomes for patients and creates increased cardiovascular risk for women at an older age. However, women remain underscreened and undertreated compared to men. Females also comprise a small portion of clinical trial participants for lipid lowering agents with increased disease prevalence compared to trial representation. However, recent lipid trials have shown different efficacies of therapies such as ezetimibe, inclisiran, and bempedoic acid with a greater relative benefit for women. Summary: Pathophysiology of dyslipidemia varies between men and women and across a woman's lifetime. While increased lipid levels or lipid imbalances are more common in postmenopausal women over age 50, conditions such as PCOS and FH produce higher cardiovascular risk for young women.Best practices for management of women with dyslipidemia include early screening with lifestyle intervention and pharmacotherapy with statin and non-statin agents to achieve guideline directed LDL-C thresholds.

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Cardiovascular diseaseDyslipidemiaLipoprotein(a), Menopause, Bempedoic acidPrevention

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PMID38634109
PMCPMC11021917

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