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European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines recommend low-density lipoprotein (LDL) below 1.4 mmol/L in patients post ACS, which differs from UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline recommendations of 1.8 mmol/L and 1.4 mmol/L in very-high-risk patients only.6,7 The fifth European survey of Cardiovascular Disease prevention and Diabetes (EUROASPIRE V) survey showed that only 30% of post-ACS patients had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels <1.8 mmol/L one year after discharge.8 The ACS EuroPath survey showed a considerable lack of physicians’ compliance with guidelines in managing lipid low

Mike is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and an interventional cardiologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston, USA. He is the founder and director of the academic research organization PERFUSE and has been principal investigator or has led core services for over 120 clinical trials, the results of which have been published in leading journals. Mike is also an active user of Twitter (@CMichaelGibson). Amar is a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. A regular contributor to the journal, Amar has previously been very active in the Young Diabetologists and Endoc