1 Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant, Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (Promise) G. D'Alessandro, Division of Internal Medicine and Stroke Care, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
2 Medical Angiology Unit, Department of Clinic and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries in Europe although considerable efforts have been made in recent decades to address this disease in an even more "comprehensive" approach [...].