Relation of Absence of Coronary Artery Calcium to Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Risk among Individuals Meeting Criteria for Statin Therapy According to the 2018/2019 ACC/AHA Guidelines

The 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines resulted in broad recommendations for preventive statin therapy allocation among individuals without known cardiovascular disease (CVD). Subsequent studies demonstrated significant heterogeneity of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk across the primary prevention population. In 2018/2019, the guidelines were revised to optimize risk assessment and cholesterol management. We sought to evaluate the heterogeneity of risk among statin-recommended individuals, using coronary artery calcium (CAC) according to 2018/2019 ACC/AHA guidelines in a primary prevention cohort.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - September 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tanuja Rajan, Alan Rozanski, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Gowtham R. Grandhi, Zeina A. Dardari, Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, Ron Blankstein, Michael D. Miedema, Leslee J. Shaw, John A. Rumberger, Matthew J. Budoff, Michael J. Blaha, Daniel Berman, Khurram Nasir Source Type: research