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European Heart Journal 2004 25(5):446; doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2003.08.026
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Letter to the editor

Principles of prevention of cardiovascular disease

H. Greten*

Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Eppendorf Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany

* Tel.: +49-4042-8033901; fax: +49-4042-8039723
E-mail address: ias@uke.uni-hamburg.de

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Dear Sir

The International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) recently released harmonized guidelines for prevention of atherosclerotic disease through clinical management.1 These guidelines integrate and harmonize existing guidelines for this purpose. Thanks to a large number of clinical trials, it is now possible to provide strong evidence-based guidelines for risk factor modification to prevent both recurrent atherosclerotic events (secondary prevention) . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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