Cardiovascular diseases are currently the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Brazil and worldwide., Its treatment is multimodal and has as one of its targets the fight against the progression of its major pathophysiological substrate, atherosclerosis. Lifestyle changes, prescription and use of antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, and hypolipidemic agents, treatment of comorbidities such as systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and even revascularization of target organs lato sensu are important in controlling its clinical evolution. However, many patients still have […]