,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjbc,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick 7=      
h]self1 ,mrs4 ,cammack1 ,ms4 ,adams1    
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1    
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,gre5 
( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,blunt       
,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 & ,mr4 ,johnson (
 ,georgia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,support+ !   
designation ( ,septemb] #bjbc z         
,national ,*ole/]ol ,education ,mon?1 & 
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc1 z ,,ldl-,c        
,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas c>diovascul>     
disease is ! lead+ cause ( dea? = m5 &  
wom51 includ+ p ( color 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 :o h high] rates ( c>diovascul> 
disease & t5d to develop ?is condition  
at an e>li] age ?an non-,hispanic ,:ite 
populations2 ,:]eas c>diovascul> disease
 disproportionately affects und]s]v$    
populations z #eb4c p]c5t ( ,hispanic m5
 & #db4g p]c5t ( ,hispanic wom5 ov] !   

age ( #bj h c>diovascul> disease1 &     
#fj4a p]c5t ( ,black m5 & #eh4h p]c5t ( 
,black wom5 #bj ye>s ( age & old] h     
c>diovascul> disease2 ,:]eas project$   
rates ( c>diovascul> disease are expect$
 to increase significantly 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates by #bjfj1 disproportionately     
affect+ communities ( color2 ,:]eas     
wom5's aw>5ess ( c>diovascul> disease z 
! lead+ cause ( dea? has decl9$ by      
approximately #bj p]c5t 9 ! la/ decade1 
mo/ significantly among y\ng] wom52     
,:]eas rural places 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h 
high] dea? rates = c>diovascul> disease 
& /roke1 z well z a #dj-p]c5t high]     
preval5ce ( c>diovascul> disease ?an its
 urban c\nt]p>ts2 ,:]eas rural wom5     
exp]i5ce high] mat]nal mortality rates  
comp>$ to urban wom51 driv5 l>gely by   
increas$ c>diovascul> dea?s2 ,:]eas risk
 factors contribut+ to c>diovascul>     
disease & poor heal? outcomes include   
elevat$ l[ d5sity lipoprote9 bad        
*ole/]ol 7,,ldl-,c71 high levels (      
lipoprote97a7 *ole/]ol1 hyp]t5sion1     

obesity1 l[ aw>5ess ( p]sonal risk      
factors1 g5etics1 geographic location1 &
 inequitable access to c>e2 ,:]eas      
lipoprote97a7 *ole/]ol is pr$om9antly   
g5etically inh]it$ & c build up 9 !     
walls ( blood vessels creat+ *ole/]ol   
deposits1 or plaques1 & lead to         
a!roscl]otic c>diovascul> disease2      
,:]eas ,,ldl-,c is a modifiable risk    
factor = c>diovascul> disease & l[]     
,,ldl-,c is associat$ ) a r$uc$ risk (  
he>t attack & /roke2 ,:]eas m ?an #be4e 
p]c5t ( adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h high 
,,ldl-,c2 ,:]eas m ?an #bjj /udies ) ov]
 #b1jjj1jjj pati5ts h broadly e/abli%$ t
 elevat$ ,,ldl-,c unequivocally causes  
a!roscl]otic c>diovascul> disease2      
,:]eas a!roscl]otic c>diovascul>        
disease1 :i* is responsible = ne>ly #he 
p]c5t ( c>diovascul> dea?s1 is !        
build-up ( *ole/]ol plaque )9 ! walls ( 
art]ies & includes acute coron>y        
syndrome1 p]iph]al art]ial disease1 &   
ev5ts su* z he>t attacks & /rokes2      
,:]eas ! res\rces ne$$ to b5d ! curve 9 

c>diovascul> disease exi/1 yet #ga p]c5t
 ( hyp]*ole/]olemia pati5ts at high risk
 ( a c>diovascul> ev5t nev] a*ieve      
recomm5d$ ,,ldl-,c treatm5t guidel9e    
?re%olds2 ,:]eas only #cc p]c5t ( p )   
a!roscl]otic c>diovascul> disease :o are
 tak+ /at9s1 a guidel9e recomm5d$ lipid 
l[]+ !rapy1 actually a*ieve ,,ldl-,c    
goals2 ,:]eas only #bg p]c5t ( pati5ts  
hospitaliz$ = he>t attack receive an    
,,ldl-,c te/ 9 ! #ij days foll[+ dis*>ge
 f a hospital1 z recomm5d$ by cl9ical   
guidel9es2 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican     
adults 7 less likely ?an _! ,:ite pe]s  
to receive an ,,ldl-,c te/ 9 ! #ij days 
foll[+ dis*>ge f a hospital1 despite    
hav+ a high] preval5ce ( c>diovascul>   
disease2 ,:]eas significant gaps 9 c>e  
lead to subsequ5t c>diovascul> ev5ts2   
,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion's ,million ,he>ts program    
seeks to improve access to & quality (  
c>e to r$uce he>t disease1 /roke1 &     
dea?2 & ,:]eas ,septemb] is recogniz$ z 
,national ,*ole/]ol ,education ,mon? to 

raise aw>5ess ( c>diovascul> disease & !
 importance ( kn[+ "o's ,,ldl-,c numb]3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 enc\rages all p 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to "k _! ,,ldl-,c      
numb]2 &  7#b7 recognizes ! urg5t ne$ = 
scre5+ & treat+ ( ,,ldl-,c to r$uce !   
risk ( c>diovascul> disease &           
c>diovascul> ev5ts su* z he>t attacks or
 /rokes4