Optimal treatment of preclinical cardiovascular disease: A narrative review with a focus on carotid artery stenosis
| Title: | Optimal treatment of preclinical cardiovascular disease: A narrative review with a focus on carotid artery stenosis |
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| Authors: | Paraskevas K. I.; Mikhailidis D. P.; Myrcha P.; AbuRahma A. F.; Blecha M.; Mansilha A.; Blinc A.; Heiss C.; Sawicka A.; Setacci C.; Zeebregts C. J.; Spinelli F.; Stilo F.; Witte M. E.; Lanza G.; Jug B.; Hendiger W.; Myrcha J.; Taranta I.; Goryn T.; D'Oria M.; Fernandes e Fernandes J.; Reijnen M. M. P. J.; di Lazzaro V.; Lepidi S.; Goudot G.; Lal B. K.; Jawien A.; Lavie C. J.; Mackevicius A.; Baltrunas T.; Glowinski J.; Liapis C. D.; Menyhei G.; Secemsky E. A.; Stanek A.; Saba L.; Balestrieri A.; Ferreira J.; Lanza J.; Crupi D.; Pitha J.; Pecoraro F.; Setacci F.; Svetlikov A.; Gurevich V. S.; Silvestrini M.; Pilato F.; Schneider P. A.; White C. J.; Reiff T.; Gargiulo M.; Faggioli G.; Chaturvedi S.; Malas M. B.; Perler B. A.; Dardik A.; Nicolaides A. N.; Poredos P.; Hicks C. W. |
| Contributors: | Paraskevas, K.I.; Mikhailidis, D.P.; Myrcha, P.; Aburahma, A.F.; Blecha, M.; Mansilha, A.; Blinc, A.; Heiss, C.; Sawicka, A.; Setacci, C.; Zeebregts, C.J.; Spinelli, F.; Stilo, F.; Witte, M.E.; Lanza, G.; Jug, B.; Hendiger, W.; Myrcha, J.; Taranta, I.; Goryn, T.; D'Oria, M.; Fernandes E Fernandes, J.; Reijnen, M.M.P.J.; Di Lazzaro, V.; Lepidi, S.; Goudot, G.; Lal, B.K.; Jawien, A.; Lavie, C.J.; Mackevicius, A.; Baltrunas, T.; Glowinski, J.; Liapis, C.D.; Menyhei, G.; Secemsky, E.A.; Stanek, A.; Saba, L.; Balestrieri, A.; Ferreira, J.; Lanza, J.; Crupi, D.; Pitha, J.; Pecoraro, F.; Setacci, F.; Svetlikov, A.; Gurevich, V.S.; Silvestrini, M.; Pilato, F.; Schneider, P.A.; White, C.J.; Reiff, T.; Gargiulo, M.; Faggioli, G.; Chaturvedi, S.; Malas, M.B.; Perler, B.A.; Dardik, A.; Nicolaides, A.N.; Poredos, P.; Hicks, C.W. |
| Publisher Information: | W.B. Saunders |
| Publication Year: | 2026 |
| Collection: | IRIS Università degli Studi di Palermo |
| Subject Terms: | Carotid artery disease; Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Optimal medical treatment; Preclinical atherosclerosis; Primary prevention; Settore MEDS-13/B - Chirurgia vascolare |
| Description: | Atherosclerosis is a chronic and progressive disease with a long preclinical (asymptomatic) period. The optimal management of patients with preclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes behavioral counselling and lifestyle measures. Weight loss, regular exercise, interventions to modify sleep distubances and control of the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus), as well as adoption of a Mediterranean diet including 5 portions of vegetables and fruits per day, are of utmost importance in these patients. Timely initiation of appropriate medical therapy reduces cardiovascular events and disease progression. Medical therapy should be administered: (1) to lower blood pressure |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | numberofpages:10; journal:SEMINARS IN VASCULAR SURGERY; https://hdl.handle.net/10447/697924 |
| DOI: | 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2025.11.003 |
| Availability: | https://hdl.handle.net/10447/697924; https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2025.11.003 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.A04CEE0B |
| Database: | BASE |