Coronary artery calcium scoring: new insights into clinical interpretation—lessons from the CAC Consortium

S Adelhoefer, SMI Uddin, AD Osei… - Radiology …, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a highly specific marker for coronary atherosclerosis. The
CAC Consortium, a multicenter, retrospective, real-world cohort study, was established to …

[PDF][PDF] ACC/AHA lipid guidelines: personalized care to prevent cardiovascular disease

M Mirbolouk, MJ Blaha - Cleve Clin J Med, 2020 - researchgate.net
The 2018 and 2019 guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American
Heart Association reflect the complexity of individualized cholesterol management. The …

The National Lipid Association scientific statement on coronary artery calcium scoring to guide preventive strategies for ASCVD risk reduction

CE Orringer, MJ Blaha, R Blankstein, MJ Budoff… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract An Expert Panel of the National Lipid Association reviewed the evidence related to
the use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring in clinical practice for adults seen for …

2021 Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults

GJ Pearson, G Thanassoulis, TJ Anderson… - Canadian journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The 2021 guidelines primary panel selected clinically relevant questions and produced
updated recommendations, on the basis of important new findings that have emerged since …

Excess risk for acute myocardial infarction mortality during the COVID‐19 pandemic

YH Yeo, M Wang, X He, F Lv, Y Zhang… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the healthcare system. Our study
armed to assess the extent and the disparity in excess acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …

[HTML][HTML] 2023 Guidelines of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology on the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndrome

KC Ueng, CE Chiang, TH Chao, YW Wu… - Acta Cardiologica …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Coronary artery disease (CAD) covers a wide spectrum from persons who are asymptomatic
to those presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and sudden cardiac death …

Plasma metabolomic profiling in subclinical atherosclerosis: the Diabetes Heart Study

PA Chevli, BI Freedman, FC Hsu, J Xu… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Incidence rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are increasing, partly driven
by the diabetes epidemic. Novel prediction tools and modifiable treatment targets are …

All-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with zero and minimal coronary artery calcium: a long-term, competing risk analysis in the Coronary Artery …

MJ Blaha, M Cainzos-Achirica, Z Dardari, R Blankstein… - Atherosclerosis, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aims The long-term associations between zero, minimal coronary artery
calcium (CAC) and cause-specific mortality are currently unknown, particularly after …

Visual ordinal scoring of coronary artery calcium on contrast-enhanced and noncontrast chest CT: a retrospective study of diagnostic performance and prognostic …

CU Fresno, FS Tijmes… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Please see the Editorial Comment by Jeffrey M. Levsky discussing this article.
BACKGROUND. Current guidelines recommend visual evaluation of coronary artery calcium …

Predictive value of coronary artery calcium score categories for coronary events versus strokes: impact of sex and race: MESA and DHS

A Mehta, A Pandey, CR Ayers, A Khera… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) predicts atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
(ASCVD) events, inclusive of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, and is a decision …