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Introduction Claire Jones Research suggests that globally, attainment of lipid targets is poor, with significant scope for improved optimisation of lipid lowering therapy (LLT) and cardiovascular (CV) risk factor management. Evidence suggests that the key initiating event in atherogenesis is retention of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). To align with this, the European Society of Cardiology and European Atherosclerosis Society (ESC/EAS) proposed new LDL-C goals in 2019,1 and revised CV risk stratification guidance (particularly relevant to high-risk and very high-risk patients). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (N

The initiative was launched in February 2015 and in a relatively short period of time, the project achieved success in all three areas with measurable improvement in outcomes, including a reduction in hospitalisations. Over 24 months, there have been around 21,000 clinical interventions, with the emphasis being on delivering change at scale, whilst being fastidious about minimising any extra workload on primary care. In this period, 13,000 patients either started statins or had their statins changed, more than 1,000 patients with atrial fibrillation were anticoagulated, and more than 5,200 hypertensive patients reached a blood pressure targe

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