CARotid Mri of Atherosclerosis

"Treatment goals were set according to current guidelines (Perk et al. Eur Guidelines on CVD prevention in clinical practice (2012). Eur heart J. 2012;33(13):1635-701):~* blood pressure \<140/90 mmHg~* Tot cholesterol \<5 mmol/l~* LDL \<1,8 mmol/l~* Waist circumference: men \<94 cm, women \<80 cm~* BMI \<25 kg/m2~* HbA1c without diabetes mellitus \<42 mmol/mol, HbA1c with diabetes mellitus \<52 mmol/mol~* Antithrombotic treatment (or anticoagulants, if indicated)~* Physical activity 30 min/day, 5 days/week, alternatively high-intensity training at least15 min/day, 5 days/week or a combination of the two.~* Healthy diet, including low levels of saturated fats, high intake of vegetables, fruits, whole-grain and fish~* Smoking cessation~* Low alcohol consumption~Patients were encouraged to follow the above recommendations through support of the study physicians, who made individual assessments of all patients and adjusted ongoing medical treatment to reach treatment targets."