2022
Lipid‐lowering treatment among older patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Nanna M, Nelson A, Haynes K, Shambhu S, Eapen Z, Cziraky M, Calvert S, Pagidipati N, Granger C. Lipid‐lowering treatment among older patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1243-1249. PMID: 36538393, PMCID: PMC10089944, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-intensity statinsLipid-lowering therapyModerate-intensity statinsU.S. older adultsOlder adultsPCSK9 inhibitorsNon-statin lipid-lowering therapyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyMinority of patientsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery diseaseEligible older adultsCohort studyOlder patientsOverall cohortArtery diseaseIntensive treatmentCardiovascular diseaseASCVDSecondary measuresStatinsUntreated individualsPatientsTherapy
2020
Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease
Lowenstern A, Alexander KP, Hill CL, Alhanti B, Pellikka PA, Nanna MG, Mehta RH, Cooper LS, Bullock-Palmer RP, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS. Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 193-201. PMID: 31738382, PMCID: PMC6865842, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionCV deathNoninvasive testsArtery diseaseNoninvasive evaluationElevated coronary artery calcium scoresDeath/myocardial infarctionPositive noninvasive test resultsPossible coronary artery diseaseProspective Multicenter Imaging StudyCoronary artery calcium scoreNonwhite race/ethnicityComparative effectiveness designArtery calcium scoreCoronary artery calciumMinority of patientsCause of morbidityNoninvasive test resultsFunctional test resultsAge-specific approachesBest noninvasive testPositive test resultsOlder age groups