Okunrintemi V, Tibuakuu M, Virani SS, et al. - Researchers used data from a nationally representative sample of the US adult civilian population from 2008 to 2017 (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey) to assess the overall and sex‐specific trends in age at diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors. Participants were people ≥ 18 years diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, or stroke, and who also recorded the age when these conditions were diagnosed. For women vs men, the mean age at diagnosis for coronary heart disease and hypercholesterolemia was 1.06 and 0.92 years older, respectively. For women, the mean age at diagnosis for stroke was 1.20 years younger when compared with men. Overall, in the United States, the trend in decreasing age at diagnosis for CVD and its risk factors seemed to be more pronounced in females. While an opportunity to start prophylactic treatment may be afforded by earlier detection of CVD risk factors, the need for the prevention of CVD earlier in life was highlighted by younger age at diagnosis of CVD, and there may be a need for gender‐specific interventions.