2016
Reply Coronary Artery Calcification Testing: A Platonic Certainty
Nasir K, Krumholz HM. Reply Coronary Artery Calcification Testing: A Platonic Certainty. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 1126-1127. PMID: 26940937, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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