Executive Summary of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases in Japan ^|^mdash;2012 Version

Among the various atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), these guidelines primarily deal with cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD), which occur in association with atherosclerosis and is closely related to dyslipidemia.