Inclusion Criteria:  Patient can be included in the study only once.  Age > 18 years. Patient receiving lipid-lowering therapy with statin monotherapy or statins in combination with ezetimibe for both primary and secondary prevention of CVD. Receiving statins as monotherapy or statins in combination with ezetimibe in a stable dosing regimen for 3 or more months at the time of enrolment in the study. Willingness and ability to sign an informed consent to participate in the study. Availability of primary medical documentation, which allows assessment of all parameters necessary for the study from the moment of initiation of statin monotherapy or statins in combination with ezetimibe. Initiation of lipid-lowering therapy not earlier than 2 years before enrolment into the study.  Exclusion Criteria:  Age < 18 years. A diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia made prior to study enrolment or the investigator's suspicious of the possible presence of familial hypercholesterolemia. Change in lipid-lowering therapy within 3 months prior to study enrolment. Concomitant administration of omega-3 PUFA with statin monotherapy or combination therapy of statins and ezetimibe, as well as the use of any methods of extracorporeal filtration and/or plasmapheresis. Clinically significant impairment of liver and/or kidney function, which may impede interpretation of test results Presence of hypothyroidism Ezetimibe monotherapy Intolerance to statins at any dose