1 Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
3 Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
4 Department of Cardiology, Rinku General Medical Center, Rinku Ourai Kita 2-23, Osaka 598-8577, Japan.
5 Departments of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
6 College of Pharmacy, Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah 11172, United Arab Emirates.
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is a major burden of morbidity and, despite recent therapeutic advances, is the leading cause of mortality worldwide [...].