Background: The rabbit lumbar spine is a commonly utilized model for studying intervertebral disc degeneration and for the pre-clinical evaluation of regenerative therapies. Histopathology is the foundation for which alterations to disc morphology and cellularity with degeneration, or following repair or treatment are assessed. Despite this, no standardized histology grading scale has yet been established for t...
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine whether the Joint European Societies guidelines on secondary cardiovascular prevention are followed in everyday practice. Design: A cross-sectional ESC-EORP survey (EUROASPIRE V) at 131 centres in 81 regions in 27 countries. Methods: Patients (<80 years old) with verified coronary artery events or interventions were interviewed and examined ≥6 months later. Results: ...