“…20% (which may be revised down shortly to 10%) or established CVD) [2e4, 8,9,11,15]. The recommended first-line treatment for the majority of patients with raised LDL-C is lifestyle modification to include a Mediterranean-type diet, regular exercise, smoking cessation, and weight loss [2e4, 8,9,11,15,17,53,55,57]. In addition, statins should be prescribed for all high-to veryhigh risk patients that fail to achieve their recommended LDL-C target using non-pharmacological interventions [2e4, 8,9,11,15,53,55,57] and, according to the 2013 ESC/ EASD Guidelines for Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and CVDs, for all patients with T2D and high CV risk, irrespective of their baseline LDL-C level [8].…”