Currently, cardiovascular risk stratification to guide preventive therapy relies on clinical
scores based on cardiovascular risk factors. However, the discriminative power of these …

Over the last 3 decades, coronary artery calcium (CAC) has emerged as a highly specific
marker for coronary atherosclerosis. Agatston et al 1 first described noncontrast-enhanced …

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring is an important prognostic tool for personalized
cardiovascular preventive care and has recently been incorporated into American College of …

Abstract Purpose of the Review The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of
coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring and compare it with other non-traditional …

This review summarizes the framework behind global guidelines of coronary artery calcium
(CAC) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk assessment, for applications in both the …

Primary care physicians often must decide whether statin therapy would be appropriate (in
addition to lifestyle modification) for managing asymptomatic individuals with borderline or …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and a major cause of
morbidity. Coronary heart disease (CHD) accounts for nearly half of all CVD deaths …

While there is no doubt that high risk patients (those with> 20% ten year risk of future
cardiovascular event) need more aggressive preventive therapy, a majority of …

Aims Coronary artery calcium score (CACS) is a strong predictor of major adverse cardiac
events (MACE). Conversely, statins, which markedly reduce MACE risk, increase CACS. We …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk (ASCVD) is an ongoing epidemic, and lipid
abnormalities are its primordial cause. Most individuals suffering a first ASCVD event are …