PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fonarow, Gregg C.
TI  - Aggressive treatment of atherosclerosis: The time is now
DP  - 2003 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 431--440
VI  - 70
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/5/431.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/5/431.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2003 May 01; 70
AB  - In patients with known cardiovascular disease and those at high risk for it, physicians must begin to treat atherosclerosis earlier, with combination therapy of statins, aspirin, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and beta-blockers. In those hospitalized with a cardiovascular event, a statin should be started in the hospital, regardless of lipid levels. Patients with diabetes should be treated as if they have preexisting cardiovascular disease.