"Add Life to Years Besides Years to Life" the Key Role of Prevention to Achieve a Valuable Health Objective

Giovanna Gallo^{1

2}, Massimo Fini³, Massimo Volpe^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Clinical and Molecular Medicine Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
² Cardiology Unit, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
³ IRCCS San Raffaele, Via della Pisana, 235, 00163, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Clinical and Molecular Medicine Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, 00189, Rome, Italy. massimo.volpe@uniroma1.it.
⁵ IRCCS San Raffaele, Via della Pisana, 235, 00163, Rome, Italy. massimo.volpe@uniroma1.it.

Editorial

Giovanna Gallo et al. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2025 Jul.

. 2025 Jul;32(4):369-373.

doi: 10.1007/s40292-025-00721-0. Epub 2025 Jun 9.

Giovanna Gallo^{1

2}, Massimo Fini³, Massimo Volpe^{4

5}

¹ Clinical and Molecular Medicine Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
² Cardiology Unit, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
³ IRCCS San Raffaele, Via della Pisana, 235, 00163, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Clinical and Molecular Medicine Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, 00189, Rome, Italy. massimo.volpe@uniroma1.it.
⁵ IRCCS San Raffaele, Via della Pisana, 235, 00163, Rome, Italy. massimo.volpe@uniroma1.it.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: None to disclose with regard to the present article.

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