Early Detection of Atherosclerosis: a Randomized Trial in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases.
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2013-05-01
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Summary
The incidence of cardiovascular diseases is still high and further efforts should be done in
primary prevention. The main objective is to quantify the burden of subclinical
atherosclerosis using non-invasive techniques,and to study the impact of this assessment and
consequent treatment in the progression of atherosclerosis and in the incidence of
cardiovascular diseases.