Angela Pirillo1,2, Alberico Luigi Catapano2,3. 1. Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, E. Bassini Hospital, via M. Gorki 50, 20092 Cinisello Balsamo, Milan, Italy. 2. Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, IRCCS MultiMedica, via Milanese 300, 20099, Sesto S. Giovanni, Milan, Italy. 3. Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti, 9, Milan 20133, Italy.