Cardiovascular Prevention: Migrating From a Binary to a Ternary Classification

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Amy Lynn Doneen¹  Bradley Field Bale¹  David John Vigerust²  Pierre P. Leimgruber³ 

[1] College of Medicine, Washington State University;School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University;School of Medicine, University of Washington

关键词: cardiovascular disease (CVD);    plaque;    atherosclerosis;    inflammation;    prevention;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2020.00092

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Migrating from a binary approach to risk assessment to a ternary model of disease identification allows for individualized, optimal disease management. Redefining the disease/inflammatory approach has been proven to identify, stabilize, and regress atherosclerosis while adding understanding to the progression of vascular disease. Our previously published results show the beneficial effect of comprehensive, evidence-based management on subclinical atherosclerosis and vulnerable plaque. We argue that this approach does not mitigate the value of utilizing standard risk factor identification, but rather augments it for the benefit of the individual patient.

【 授权许可】

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