What question did this study set out to answer?

To outline a revised, comprehensive scientific statement on the clinical basis of primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention.

November 2, 1999CirculationOpen Access

Coronary Heart Disease: Reducing The Risk

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Supports integration of updated prevention strategies into care; extends prior consensus with recent trial syntheses.

To outline a revised, comprehensive scientific statement on the clinical basis of primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention.
Expert consensus synthesis conducted by the International Task Force for the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in cooperation with the International Atherosclerosis Society.
Review and evaluation of recent clinical trial data and evolving cardiovascular risk factor profiles.
Identified primary and secondary prevention strategies to address the primary cause of global death and chronic disability.
Summarized practical clinical implications for healthcare providers to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and healthcare costs.

Assmann et al. (1999) studied this question.

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