1. Introduction Cardiovascular disease accounts for almost half of deaths in Europe, with dyslipidemia ranked among the major modifiable risk factors for its development.1 Greece was recently reclassified from low- to medium-risk country in terms of cardiovascular disease risk, with 27% of cardiovascular deaths attributed to hypercholesterolemia.1,2 In the last decades, the prevalence of dyslipidemia in Greece has increased, mainly driven by behavioral factors such as urbanization, dietary patterns, obesity, smoking, and[…]