Cut from the same clot? – High-risk primary prevention vs secondary prevention in CVD

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention has been traditionally divided into primary or pre-event prevention and secondary or re-event prevention. The AHA 2021 joint session with the American Society of Preventive Cardiology entitled “Blurred Lines-Overlap in High-Risk Primary Prevention vs Secondary Prevention” challenged this traditional concept. The session tackled the case of a high-risk patient where … Read more