Coronary artery calcium scores indicating secondary prevention level risk: findings from the CAC consortium and FOURIER trial

O Dzaye, AC Razavi, ED Michos, MB Mortensen… - Atherosclerosis, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims Coronary artery calcium (CAC) burden displays a stepwise
association with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. Among primary …

[HTML][HTML] Statin therapy for primary prevention in women: What is the role for coronary artery calcium?

SM Grundy, GL Vega - Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2022 - Elsevier
Statins reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) similarly in women and
men. Women develop coronary atherosclerosis more slowly than men. By late middle age …

Comparative associations of MASLD and MAFLD with the presence and severity of coronary artery calcification

MK Kang, JE Song, R Loomba, SY Park, WY Tak… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
We aimed to compare the associations of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver
disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) with …

[HTML][HTML] Visceral Obesity and Its Association with Severe Coronary Artery Calcification in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

MK Kang, JE Song, YO Kweon, WY Tak, SY Park… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: The role of body composition parameters in patients with metabolic
dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) with presence and severity of …

Non-contrast computed tomography findings for identification of chronically occluded coronary artery bypass grafts

JH Chamberlin, CD Smith, E Van Swol… - Acta …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Detecting occlusions of coronary artery bypass grafts using non-contrast
computed tomography (CT) series is understudied and underestimated. Purpose To …