RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Aggressive treatment of atherosclerosis: The time is now
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 431
OP 440
VO 70
IS 5
A1 Fonarow, Gregg C.
YR 2003
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/5/431.abstract
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.