Katherine P. Cabral

Dec 15, 2024 | accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Candice L. Garwood |Eugene Applebaum College |Roy Brown |Katherine P. Cabral

1 INTRODUCTION Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for 17.9 million people dying from cardiovascular diseases in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths.1 These deaths and related ASCVD events like myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke, result from the accumulation of atherosclerotic plaque in the artery walls.