HDL-C in Black Adults for ASCVD Risk Calculation

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Race-Dependent Association of High- Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels With Incident Coronary Artery Disease

Neil A. Zakai et al.

Summary: The purpose of this study was to understand why CHD risk equations underperform in Black adults. The study found that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides play a role in predicting CHD risk in both Black and White adults, while low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was associated with increased CHD risk in White adults but not in Black adults.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (2022)

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Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Contemporary Cardiometabolic Risk

Issam Motairek et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (2022)

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Lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis: a European Atherosclerosis Society consensus statement

Florian Kronenberg et al.

Summary: This consensus statement provides updated evidence on the role of Lp(a) in ASCVD and aortic valve stenosis, and offers clinical guidance on testing and treating elevated Lp(a) levels.

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL (2022)

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2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Nonstatin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Donald M. Lloyd -Jones et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (2022)

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Reductions in 2020 US life expectancy due to COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact on the Black and Latino populations

Theresa Andrasfay et al.

Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced life expectancy in the United States, particularly impacting Black and Latino populations. Projections suggest a stark decline in life expectancy for these groups compared to Whites, with significant implications for health disparities.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2021)

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