BD Professor Bruce Davies
BMI Body Mass Index
CHD Coronary Heart Disease
CVD Cardiovascular disease
DART Diet And Reinfarction Trial (RCT)
FG Dr. Fergal Grace
g Grams
GDP Gross Domestic Product
HDL High Density Lipoprotein
IHD Ischemic Heart Disease
LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
mg milligrams
mg/dl milligrams per decilitre
MI Myocardial Infarction
mmHg millimeters of mercury
mmol/l millimoles per litre
MOOSE Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology methodology
MRFIT Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
RCT Randomised Controlled Trial
RR Risk Ratio
SD Standard Deviation
STARS St Thomas' Atherosclerosis Regression Study (RCT)
UK United Kingdom
US United States
WHI Women’s Health Initiative (RCT)
