This open access book is supported by the European Atherosclerosis Society Association (EAS). This follow-up edition of the well-received Handbook volume 'Atherosclerosis: Diet and Drugs'  reflects the state-of-the-art and most recent developments in atherosclerosis research. Outstanding international experts give a comprehensive overview of the field covering topics, such as improving the treatment focusing on established targets, novel drug developments addressing pre-defined targets, hypothesis-based and hypothesis-free approaches to unravel novel targets. 

Previous publications in the Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology series co-edited by Prof. ​Arnold von Eckardstein : Atherosclerosis: Diet and Drugs, 2005, Arnold von Eckardstein; High Density Lipoproteins, 2015, Arnold von Eckardstein, Dimitris Kardassis (eds.), Open Access