Atherosclerosis
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Progress is slow in the integration of coronary heart disease prevention into daily clinical practice by cardiologists and other physicians working in cardiology, internal medicine and primary healthcare. This is not due to a lack of professional recommendations on coronary prevention. ⋯ The most recent recommendations from the Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology, European Atherosclerosis Society and European Society of Hypertension reinforce the importance of secondary prevention and how they can be extended to primary prevention by targeting high-risk individuals in the general population. It is hoped that development of guidelines at a national level will ensure a common approach to coronary heart disease prevention throughout Europe.