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The risk of having no or only one child is elevated for women with an unfavorable prepregnancy lipid profile

Unfavorable Prepregnancy Lipid Levels Linked to Low Parity

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Higher prepregnancy TG and TG:HDL-c ratio linked to increased risk of one lifetime pregnancy
There is a higher risk for early age-related macular degeneration in individuals with high plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels

Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration Linked to High HDL

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Incidence of early AMD 79.9 per 1,000 person-years in France
Only about 50 percent of adults with familial hypercholesterolemia are on statin therapy

Only Half of Adults With Familial Hypercholesterolemia on Statins

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And, only 30.3 percent of patients with definite or probable FH on statins take high-intensity statin
The risk of cognitive decline is reduced for people age 85 years and older with high cholesterol

High Total Cholesterol Protects Against Cognitive Decline

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Findings among elderly whose total cholesterol increased from midlife levels
For individual patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Treatment Effect of Fenofibrate Varies in Patients With T2DM

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Treatment effect is greater in patients with dyslipidemia; absolute risk reduction of 2.15 percent
Prior authorization requirements are greater for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors than for other cardiometabolic drugs

Greater Prior Authorization Requirements Seen for PCSK9i Rx

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PA requirements are more extensive for PCSK9is than for other cardiometabolic drugs
For patients with autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia

LDL-C Still High in Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia

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Increase in use of high-intensity statin, ezetimibe; only 23.1 percent reach LDL-C of <100mg/dL
Preoperative levels of serum total cholesterol do not correlate with postoperative pain following laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer

No Link Between Pre-Op Cholesterol, Post-Op Pain

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Findings based on patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer
Lipid-associated genetic risk correlates with the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Lipid-Linked Genetic Risk Tied to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Genetic elevation of LDL-C linked to increased AAA risk; increase for HDL-C linked to lower risk of AAA
Eating raw almonds

Almonds With/Without Chocolate May Improve Lipid Profiles

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Findings based on a small study assessing diet combinations in overweight people