title: Primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: bringing clinicians and patients to the starting line.
authors.affiliation: Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Heart & Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: Michael.farkouh@uhn.ca.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Farkouh
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
keywords: cardiovascular; evaluation; prevention