Hyde-Smith announces commitment for National Cholesterol Awareness Month

Bipartisan co-sponsor Hyde Smith advocates for improving Americans’ knowledge of heart health

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) on Monday introduced a resolution encouraging Americans to become more knowledgeable about their cholesterol levels to combat heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. I submitted a proposal.

In honor of American Heart Month in February, Hyde-Smith’s bipartisan resolution (S.Res.566) would designate September 2024 as “National Cholesterol Education Month” and designate September 30, 2024 as “LDL-Cholesterol Education Month.” It has been designated as “C Awareness Day” in an effort to raise awareness about cholesterol. Prevents cardiovascular disease and encourages LDL-C screening.

“Many of us have lost someone to cardiovascular disease complications. Mississippi is in the top five states with the highest incidence of cardiovascular disease and I wish my state would lose this statistic. We hope.” Hyde-Smith said. “As a nation, each of us can and should educate ourselves and take action to reduce the incidence of these diseases and improve the lives of people living with heart disease. ”

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Thom Tillis (R-Mont.) Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Ted Budd (RN.C.) co-sponsored the resolution.

After citing the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the United States and projections that it will increase significantly by 2060, the resolution urges all Americans to increase their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. It encourages people to know their levels and advocates for increased screening and treatment for high LDL cholesterol. C Reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and events, including heart attack and stroke.

The resolution also refers to Million Hearts, a national initiative to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes within five years. The Mississippi State Department of Health reports that 8,000 Mississippians die from heart disease each year.

Read the National Cholesterol Awareness Month resolutions here below:

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September 2024 will be designated as “National Cholesterol Education Month” and September 30, 2024 will be designated as “LDL-C Awareness Day.”

Meanwhile, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States.

Meanwhile, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the United States is expected to increase significantly by 2060.

Meanwhile, rural areas in the United States have higher mortality rates from cardiovascular disease and stroke than urban areas, and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease is 40 percent higher.

On the other hand, risk factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and poor health include elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (referred to as “LDL-C” in this preamble); high levels of lipoprotein (a) cholesterol; These include high blood pressure, obesity, and low awareness of personal risk. factors, genetics, geographic location, and unequal access to care.

On the other hand, lipoprotein (a) cholesterol is primarily genetically inherited and can accumulate on blood vessel walls, forming cholesterol deposits or plaques, leading to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Meanwhile, LDL-C is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, with lower LDL-C lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke.

More than 25.5 percent of adults in the United States have high LDL-C.

On the other hand, with more than 200 studies involving more than 2,000,000 patients, it is widely established that elevated LDL-C clearly causes atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, on the other hand, is the buildup of cholesterol plaques within the walls of arteries and includes events such as acute coronary syndromes, peripheral artery disease, and heart attacks and strokes.

The resources needed to bend the cardiovascular disease curve exist, but 71% of hypercholesterolemic patients at high risk for cardiovascular events do not meet recommended LDL-C treatment guideline thresholds .

Only 33% of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease taking statins for whom guidelines recommend lipid-lowering therapy actually achieve their LDL-C goals.

Meanwhile, clinical guidelines recommend that patients admitted with a heart attack undergo an LDL-C test within 90 days of discharge, but only 27% of patients are tested.

African American adults, on the other hand, are less likely to undergo LDL-C testing in the 90 days after hospital discharge, despite a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease.

On the other hand, large gaps in care result in subsequent cardiovascular events.

Meanwhile, the Million Hearts Program aims to improve access to and quality of care to reduce heart disease, stroke, and death.and

September is recognized as National Cholesterol Education Month to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and the importance of knowing your LDL-C levels, and it’s now.

Resolved that the Senate—
(1) Encourage all individuals in the United States to know their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (referred to in this resolution as “LDL-C”) number.
(2) Designate September 2024 as “National Cholesterol Awareness Month.”
(3) Designate September 30, 2024 as “LDL-C Awareness Day.”and
(4) recognizes the urgent need for screening and treatment of elevated LDL-C to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and events, including heart attack and stroke;

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