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SEA 2024 Standards for Global Control of Vascular Risk
José María Mostaza 1 , Xavier Pintó 2 , Pedro Armario 3 , Luis Masana 4 , José T Real 5 , Pedro Valdivielso 6 , Teresa Arrobas-Velilla 7 , Ramón Baeza-Trinidad 8 , Pilar Calmarza 9 , Jesús Cebollada 10 , Miguel Civera-Andrés 11 , José I Cuende Melero 12 , José L Díaz-Díaz 13 , Javier Espíldora-Hernández 14 , Jacinto Fernández Pardo 15 , Carlos Guijarro 16 , Carles Jericó 3 , Martín Laclaustra 17 , Carlos Lahoz 18 , José López-Miranda 19 , Sergio Martínez-Hervás 5 , Ovidio Muñiz-Grijalvo 20 , Juan A Páramo 21 , Vicente Pascual 22 , Juan Pedro-Botet 23 , Pablo Pérez-Martínez 19 , José Puzo 24
Abstract
One of the objectives of the Spanish Society of Arteriosclerosis is to contribute to the knowledge, prevention and treatment of vascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death in Spain and entail a high degree of disability and health expenditure.
Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial disease and its prevention requires a global approach that takes into account the associated risk factors. This document summarises the current evidence and includes recommendations for patients with established vascular disease or at high vascular risk: it reviews the symptoms and signs to evaluate, the laboratory and imaging procedures to request routinely or in special situations, and includes the estimation of vascular risk, diagnostic criteria for entities that are vascular risk factors, and general and specific recommendations for their treatment.
Finally, it presents aspects that are not usually referenced in the literature, such as the organisation of a vascular risk consultation.
CITATION Clin Investig Arterioscler. 2024 Mar 14:S0214-9168(24)00017-2. doi: 10.1016/j.arteri.2024.02.001
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