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Professor of Public Health
Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
Imperial Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Department of Primary Care & Public Health
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
Irving Professor of Medicine
Director Emeritus
Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Columbia University
New York, New York
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Professor of Public Health
Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
Imperial Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Department of Primary Care & Public Health
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
Irving Professor of Medicine
Director Emeritus
Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Columbia University
New York, New York
Medscape, LLC staff have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships.
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ACC = American College of Cardiology
ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACS = acute coronary syndrome
ALT = alanine aminotransferase
apoB = apolipoprotein B
ART = antiretroviral therapy
ASCVD = atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
AST = aspartate aminotransferase
AUC = area under the curve
BMI = body mass index
BP = blood pressure
CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting
CAD - coronary artery disease
CHD = coronary heart disease
CHF = congestive heart failure
CI = confidence interval
CV = cardiovascular
CVD = cardiovascular disease
DAPT = dual antiplatelet therapy
DM = diabetes mellitus
FDA = US Food and Drug Administration
FH = family history
GLP-1 = glucagon-like peptide 1
HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin
HDL = high-density lipoprotein
HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HI = high-intensity statin therapy
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus
HMGCR = 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase
INR = international normalized ratio
LDL = low-density lipoprotein
LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
LMI = low-moderate intensity statin therapy
MACE = major adverse cardiac events
MI = myocardial infarction
NHIS = National Health Interview Survey
NNT = number needed to treat
OR = odds ratio
OTC = over-the-counter
PAD = peripheral artery disease
PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention
RCT = randomized controlled trial
RR = relative risk
RRR = relative risk reduction
SGLT2 = sodium glucose cotransporter-2
STEMI = ST-elevation myocardial infarction
TC = total cholesterol
TG = triglycerides
TIA = transient ischemic attack
T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus
TLR = target lesion revascularization
UA = unstable angina
ULN = upper limit of normal
Vd = volume of distribution
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