Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for
women in the United States and worldwide. There has been no American College of …

In humans, the combination of all sex-specific genetic, epigenetic, and hormonal influences
of biologic sex produces different in vivo environments for male and female cells. We dissect …

Importance Statins decrease mortality in those with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
(ASCVD), but statin adherence remains suboptimal. Objective To determine the association …

Background There has been debate about whether statin therapy is as effective in women
as men, especially for primary prevention. Methods Meta‐analyses were performed on data …

One of the best-studied diets for cardiovascular health is the Mediterranean diet. This
consists of fish, monounsaturated fats from olive oil, fruits, vegetables, whole grains …

Abstract An Expert Panel convened by the National Lipid Association previously developed
a consensus set of recommendations for the patient-centered management of dyslipidemia …

In 2001, the Institute of Medicine (now known as the National Academy of Sci-ence)
published a seminal monograph, Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health …

An initiation-promotion protocol was used to test the hypothesis that unleaded gasoline (UG)
vapor acts as a liver tumor promoter in female mice under exposure conditions in which UG …

Background Whether statin therapy is as effective in women as in men is debated, especially
for primary prevention. We undertook a meta-analysis of statin trials in the Cholesterol …

Background—Our objective was to estimate the comparative harms of individual statins
using both placebo-controlled and active-comparator trials. Methods and Results—We …