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Association of Coronary Artery Calcium Detected by Routine Ungated CT Imaging With Cardiovascular Outcomes
CONCLUSIONS: Incidental CAC ≥100 was associated with an increased risk of all-cause death and adverse cardiovascular outcomes, beyond traditional risk factors. DL-CAC from routine non-ECG-gated CTs identifies patients at increased cardiovascular risk and holds promise as a tool for opportunistic screening to facilitate earlier intervention.PMID:37704309 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2023.06.040
Source: Atherosclerosis - September 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Allison W Peng Ramzi Dudum Sneha S Jain David J Maron Bhavik N Patel Nishith Khandwala David Eng Akshay S Chaudhari Alexander T Sandhu Fatima Rodriguez Source Type: research

Plain language summary of results from ORION-10 and ORION-11: Two studies to learn how well inclisiran works in people with high cholesterol
Future Cardiol. 2023 Jun 6. doi: 10.2217/fca-2022-0133. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWHAT IS THIS PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ABOUT?: This is a summary of the article describing the results of the ORION-10 and ORION-11 studies, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in April 2020. The studies included adult participants with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). ASCVD happens when the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to other areas of the body are blocked by fatty build-up (plaque) causing a heart attack, stroke, or other problems. High levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (L...
Source: Atherosclerosis - June 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kausik K Ray R Scott Wright Source Type: research