…fitness or individual health status. In particular, it cannot distinguish adipose tissue from lean mass. Waist circumference and the waist to hip ratio provide additional…

…may be clinically important in individuals at high or very high risk. Prolonged exposure to lower LDL C concentrations is associated with lower ASCVD risk…

…the fluid leaks out through the old hole. Infection or burns over the puncture site. Osteogenesis imperfecta and severe osteoporosis (relative). An inability to identify…

…LDL receptor. They lower LDL C by approximately 50–60%, including in patients receiving background statin therapy and in those unable to tolerate statins, provided…

…17%–25% In patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease or familial hypercholesterolaemia, addition of bempedoic acid to statin therapy reduced LDL C by approximately 16.5…

…with ACS to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events. Therapy should preferably begin before planned percutaneous coronary intervention when feasible. Patients already taking low or moderate…

…undertaken to maintain or improve physical fitness. Regular physical activity is a central component of cardiovascular prevention and treatment. It is associated with lower cardiovascular…

…a lesion proximal to the first septal perforator of the left anterior descending artery was associated with lower five year survival than a more distal…

…directed therapies. Anti inflammatory treatment seeks to reduce this residual risk without necessarily altering lipid concentrations, blood pressure or other conventional risk factors. Colchicine is…

…much lower or uncertain. Indeed, the greatest opportunities for survival exist during the first few minutes from collapse. Table 1 shows the number needed to…