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Reflections on the 2025 ESC/EAS focused update on dyslipidaemia: early LDL-C lowering-between evidence and feasibility
The recently published 2025 ESC/EAS Focused Update on the Management of Dyslipidaemias represents a significant step forward in cardiovascular prevention, providing an evidence-based framework that redefines not only how low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) should go, but also how quickly clinicians should aim to reach target levels.


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Volume 3, Issue 4, 2025
Page : 90-92
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