Awareness of Risk Factors and Perception of Cardiovascular Risk in Secondary Prevention Among Women and Men

Inclusion Criteria7

• Male or female participants aged ≥ 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
• Individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), defined as at least one of the following:
• Ischemic heart disease (e.g., documented myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting, or ≥50% coronary stenosis in at least two coronary territories);
• Cerebrovascular disease (e.g., documented ischemic stroke; transient ischemic attack, primary intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage are not qualifying conditions; carotid stenting or endarterectomy);
• Peripheral arterial disease (e.g., peripheral arterial intervention, stent placement, surgical revascularization, lower limb amputation due to obstructive disease, or intermittent claudication with ABI <0.90 in the past 12 months);
• Atherosclerotic aortic disease (e.g., abdominal or descending thoracic aortic aneurysm).
• Signed informed consent.