Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Screening for and Awareness of High Cholesterol Among Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care
Mszar R, Gopal DJ, Chowdary R, Smith CL, Dolin CD, Irwin ML, Soffer D, Nemiroff R, Lewey J. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Screening for and Awareness of High Cholesterol Among Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 10: e017415. PMID: 33345544, PMCID: PMC7955491, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsNon-Hispanic black womenNon-Hispanic white womenDisease risk factorsPregnant womenObstetrician/gynecologistsPrenatal careLipid screeningRisk factorsHigh cholesterolYoung womenBackground Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsWhite womenCardiovascular risk factorsPreventive care servicesRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseRisk factor awarenessPrimary care physiciansEthnic disparities persistPennsylvania Health SystemBlack womenMaternal dyslipidemiaDisparities in cholesterol screening among a nationally representative sample of pregnant women in the United States
Mszar R, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Grandhi GR, Caraballo C, Gopal DJ, Nemiroff RL, Soffer DE, Cainzos-Achirica M, Sharma G, Nasir K. Disparities in cholesterol screening among a nationally representative sample of pregnant women in the United States. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2020, 29: e11-e13. PMID: 33624106, DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa100.Peer-Reviewed Original Research