BLUF
Emerging evidence identifies chronic inflammation—driven by immune responses to cholesterol crystals—as a central cause of cardiovascular disease, reshaping prevention and treatment strategies beyond traditional risk factors like cholesterol, smoking, hypertension and diabetes.Learning Outcomes
- Understand chronic inflammation as a hidden systemic risk affecting readiness.
- Analyse effectiveness vs side effects in operational risk terms.
- Recognise integrated health strategies as analogous to joint-force operations.
