Articles related to CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)

Adding coronary artery calcium scoring to PREVENT-ASCVD risk equations produced only modest improvements in 10-year ASCVD risk prediction among adults aged 45 to 79 years, with the greatest potential value observed in patients with borderline or intermediate estimated risk.

In a single-center cross-sectional study of 75 symptomatic patients, coronary artery calcium score and carotid intima-media thickness were associated with CT-derived CAD severity. The findings support risk-stratification interest but require prospective validation.

Nearly 89% of U.S. ischemic heart disease deaths in 2023 were attributable to modifiable risk factors, according to Global Burden of Disease data. Mortality rates declined substantially since 1990, although deaths linked to elevated BMI and fasting glucose increased.

A new ACC scientific statement summarizes current evidence for antiplatelet therapy across primary prevention, ACS, PCI, CAD, and PAD management. The document emphasizes individualized assessment of ischemic and bleeding risks.

Right coronary artery stenosis was associated with the highest adjusted risk for sudden cardiac death across a 22,495-patient Finnish angiography registry, with a hazard ratio of 1.53 after accounting for concomitant stenoses and revascularization strategy.

An interventional cardiologist at UCLA Health describes how combined IVUS and near-infrared spectroscopy imaging identified culprit lesions in angiographically ambiguous NSTEMI cases and informed stent landing zone decisions in complex PCI.