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These examples demonstrate that it should be possible to improve cardiovascular health in a developed country and call for a nationwide initiative targeting CV prevention and early treatment of cardiovascular diseases in Germany. Prevention-centered health care in Germany - a nation in need to turn the tide While Germany faces a large body of inhabitants at risk for cardiovascular disease, only a minority is diagnosed and a fraction receives adequate therapy: For example, less than 50% of Germans with dyslipidemia have been identified as diseased and only 30% receive lipid-lowering medication [[17]]. In the end, Germany could make its way from Saulus to Paulus of cardiovascular disease prevention and evolve as a role model for a modern nationwide prevention-centered health care plan with a focus on cardiovascular disease. [Extracted from the article]