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 ResearchCoronary Artery Calcium TestingStatin candidatesCalcium testingAmerican CollegeCholesterolCardiology
2015
Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Among Statin Candidates According to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Management Guidelines MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)
Nasir K, Bittencourt MS, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Agatson AS, Rivera JJ, Miedema MD, Sibley CT, Shaw LJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Krumholz HM. Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing Among Statin Candidates According to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Management Guidelines MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 1657-1668. PMID: 26449135, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.07.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmerican Heart AssociationAtherosclerosisCalciumCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsCoronary artery calciumASCVD event ratesYears of ageStatin therapyAmerican CollegeAbsence of CACHard coronary heart disease eventsNew ACC/AHA guidelinesCoronary Artery Calcium TestingACC/AHA guidelinesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease riskCoronary heart disease eventsLow-density lipoprotein levelsEvent ratesCholesterol management guidelinesHigh-intensity statinsHeart disease eventsLipid-lowering medicationsModerate-intensity statinsCardiovascular disease riskLow-density lipoproteinStatin candidatesASCVD riskAHA guidelinesArtery calcium