Atherosclerosis

The Cardiometabolic Health Congress announced that Peter Libby, MD, one of the foremost authorities in atherosclerosis, will deliver the keynote address at its upcoming 19th annual conference.

An estimated 16 million U.S. adults who qualified for statin and/or antihypertensive therapy would not be eligible for primary prevention under the American Heart Association’s new PREVENT risk calculator, researchers reported in JAMA.

With the use of AI-enabled quantitative coronary plaque analysis, researchers developed nomograms designed to improve risk stratification of patients who may be at risk for atherosclerosis.

Genetically predicted early age at menarche was associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness, an early marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and medial hypertrophy, researchers reported.

Higher urine alpha-1-microglobulin concentration may be associated with incident chronic kidney disease in patients without prevalent CKD or diabetes, according to published data.

PHILADELPHIA — In patients with acute MI who had successful PCI and underwent imaging to assess plaque composition, diabetes raised risk for poor outcomes but the difference was not related to plaque, according to a presentation.