2018
Implications of coronary artery calcium testing on risk stratification for lipid-lowering therapy according to the 2016 European Society of Cardiology recommendations: The MESA study
Bittencourt MS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Sandfort V, Agatston AS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Implications of coronary artery calcium testing on risk stratification for lipid-lowering therapy according to the 2016 European Society of Cardiology recommendations: The MESA study. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2018, 25: 1887-1898. PMID: 30043629, DOI: 10.1177/2047487318788930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersClinical Decision-MakingCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDyslipidemiasFemaleHumansHypolipidemic AgentsIncidenceLipidsMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsLipid-lowering treatmentCoronary artery calciumLipid-lowering therapyArtery calciumHigher cardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular mortalityUncontrolled groupCoronary Artery Calcium TestingCoronary heart disease eventsEuropean SocietyHeart disease eventsCardiovascular mortality ratesCardiovascular risk assessmentLow-risk groupCardiology recommendationsCardiology guidelinesCardiovascular riskESC recommendationsRisk stratificationMESA participantsCalcium testingRisk groupsGroup 31Lower incidenceMESA study
2017
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM TESTING AMONG STATIN CANDIDATES ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY AND AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES
Hong J, Blankstein R, Blaha M, Blumenthal R, Arrieta A, Padula W, Krumholz H, Nasir K. COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM TESTING AMONG STATIN CANDIDATES ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY AND AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 69: 1828. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)35217-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research