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Lindholt JS, Søgaard R, Rasmussen LM, et al. Five-year outcomes of the Danish cardiovascular screening (DANCAVAS) trial. N Engl J Med 2022;387(15):1385-1394.     Study design: Randomized controlled trial (nonblinded) Looking to see if intensive screening protocol for cardiovascular disease reduce cardiovascular events or mortality in older men? Danish study, 46,611 men aged 65 to 74 years were randomly assigned to receive an invitation to screening or usual careThe screening program included non-contrast electrocardiographically gated CT to measure coronary artery calcium, look for aneurysms, and detect atrial fibrillation; ankle-brachial index measurements for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and hypertension; and blood tests for diabetes and hyperlipidemiaThose who accepted screening were more educated, more likely to be employed, and had a somewhat lower rate of hospitalization for cardiovascular events in the previous 5 years. (the rich white gullible ceo male)The screened group was more likely to b