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Women with heart disease tend to have higher 'bad' cholesterol levels than men when they are first admitted to the hospital.

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Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines.

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2009 Jan

The study found that women admitted to the hospital with heart disease tended to have higher 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) than men, which matches the claim.

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Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.010

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Women with heart disease tend to have higher 'bad' cholesterol levels when they’re admitted to the hospital than men do.

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From 2000 to 2006, both 'bad' and 'good' cholesterol levels in heart disease patients admitted to the hospital gradually went down.

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Over the years from 2000 to 2006, both 'bad' and 'good' cholesterol levels in heart disease patients admitted to the hospital got lower on average.

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More than half of heart disease patients admitted to the hospital have low levels of 'good' cholesterol, which is considered unhealthy.

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Very few heart disease patients—less than 1 in 70—have both their 'bad' cholesterol low enough and their 'good' cholesterol high enough to meet ideal health targets.

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