Preclinical atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome increase cardio- and cerebrovascular events rate: a 20-year follow up.

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Published in Cardiovasc Diabetol on October 23, 2013

Authors

Salvatore Novo1, Angelica Peritore, Rosaria Linda Trovato, Francesco Paolo Guarneri, Daniela Di Lisi, Ida Muratori, Giuseppina Novo

Author Affiliations

1: Chair of Cardiovascular Disease and Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention, Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties (DIBIMIS), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro n, 139-90127, Palermo, Italy. salvatore.novo@unipa.it.

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