Grupo Hospitalario Quirón highlighted REACT study results already presented at ESC Congress 2026, with simultaneous publication in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Study found silent atherosclerosis is common in adults without known cardiovascular disease, appearing even in young, apparently healthy people.
Findings point to earlier onset in men, with faster progression in women around menopause, supporting more tailored prevention strategies.
Researchers framed the outcome as a push to shift primary prevention toward earlier imaging-based detection rather than risk-factor estimates alone.
Program plans a second-phase randomized clinical trial in 2027–2032 to test whether imaging-guided prevention reduces major cardiovascular events.
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