“…Although this figure has increased over the years (Fig. 1) [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31], the recent guidelines update, calling for reducing LDL-C to less than 70 mg/dl in this high-risk population, is bound to have a bearing on the number of patients achieving the new target. Moreover, the possibility that future studies may prove the need to reduce LDL-C even further is plausible [12].…”