atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(1) An elevated level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is directly associated with development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), which includes coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). 2) ASCVD is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which could be atherosclerosis in any artery in the body. If it is in the arteries that supply the heart, then it is coronary artery disease (CAD). If it occurs in the arteries that supply the brain it is cerebrovascular disease (CVD or CD). If it occurs in the arteries in the legs it is peripheral vascular disease (PVD). amatsyuk)
