Table 1.

Proposed binary to ternary classification with treatment goals.

Patient classification	Arterial disease identified	History of a CV event or PCI	Goal of therapy
Primary prevention	No	No	Prevent the development of atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation
Secondary prevention	Yes	No	Stabilize plaque and mitigate all sources of arterial inflammation
Tertiary prevention	Yes	Yes	Prevent Recidivism by stabilizing disease and mitigating all sources of arterial inflammation