This document summarizes a presentation on detecting preclinical atherosclerosis and evaluating cardiovascular risk. It discusses the metabolic syndrome and its association with future cardiovascular events. The summary is:
1) The presentation discusses preclinical atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, and their ability to predict future cardiovascular events over long-term follow-up of patients.
2) Metabolic syndrome was found to double the risk of cardiovascular events over 20 years of follow-up compared to healthy patients.
3) Preclinical atherosclerosis detected by carotid ultrasound also independently predicted cardiovascular outcomes, with higher rates of events in patients showing thickening of carotid arteries.