Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Breast arterial calcification measured during mammography is a readily available surrogate marker of atherosclerotic CVD and may predict subclinical CAD and microvascular disease, according to a speaker.

Early subclinical atherosclerosis among Black vs. Hispanic adults in a socially disadvantaged community.

Among adults with atherosclerotic CVD at very high risk, moderate-intensity statin plus ezetimibe combination therapy was noninferior to high-intensity statin monotherapy for major CV outcomes at 3 years, including CV death, data show.

The level of total cholesterol minus HDL and LDL was associated with progression of atherosclerosis, independently of traditional CV risk factors, according to data published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Young Black adults living in a socially disadvantaged community were found to have greater risk for early subclinical atherosclerosis compared with young Hispanic adults in the same community, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FASPC, discussed her presentation on sex-based disparities in diabetes and their impact on atherosclerotic CVD and HF.

A 1-year clinician educational intervention did not improve achievement of LDL goals in patients with atherosclerotic CVD, researchers reported at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

WASHINGTON — Among adults with atherosclerotic CVD and impaired kidney function, residual inflammation is a stronger predictor of recurrent CV events than hyperlipidemia, particularly for CV and all-cause mortality, researchers reported.

WASHINGTON — In the phase 1 APOLLO study, a short interfering RNA therapy lowered lipoprotein(a) by a maximum of more than 90% in certain doses, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.