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

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Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Disease

In brief

The present research project aims to assess, through a survey, awareness of general and sex/gender-specific cardiovascular risk factors, as well as the perception of the risk of developing further cardiovascular diseases, among patients in secondary prevention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07521436

Run by

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA

People needed

200

Starts

2026-04-10

Expected to finish

2027-01-10

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability or difficulty in completing the questionnaires in Italian and/or functional illiteracy.
• History of or current severe psychiatric disorder that could compromise the reliability of questionnaire responses.
• Refusal or withdrawal of informed consent.

Where it is running

• Istituti Clinici Scientifici IRCCS Maugeri — Milan, Italy (enrolling)

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