I Diretriz de Prevenção da Aterosclerose na Infância e na Adolescência

Abstract

Today we know that it is possible to decrease the incidence of atherosclerotic complications by adopting a healthy lifestyle and by the use of drug therapy. However, there is no consensus as to when or how prevention should begin. The concept that treatment should start during childhood became consolidated once the understanding of the mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis onset and development increased. Instead of substituting the clinical reasoning, this guideline intends to complement it and become a reference for the establishment of individual and population strategies that aim to control atherosclerosis risk factors in childhood and adolescence.