Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Although various studies have established the prognostic value of coronary artery calcium scoring for predicting atherosclerotic risk, some current models do not take coronary calcium into account, a speaker reported.

Over 20 years, CVD risk and CV risk factor prevalence was greater in Black Americans compared with white Americans, though the difference may have been mediated by social determinants of health, researchers reported.

Utilizing commercially available assays, researchers demonstrated the feasibility of evaluating the specific atherogenic contributions of lipoprotein(a) in cholesterol at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

Premature menopause was associated with an increased risk for atherosclerotic CVD, according to new findings published in JAMA Cardiology.

Women with migraine headaches should receive targeted atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prevention, including attention to safer contraception and safe menopausal hormone therapy, beginning in young adulthood, according to a speaker.

In the PRONOUNCE trial, which aimed to compare the CV safety of androgen deprivation therapies for prostate cancer, there was no difference in major adverse CV events at 1 year among adults with prostate cancer and atherosclerotic CVD.

The presence of coronary artery calcium among individuals with risk-enhancing factors was associated with increased atherosclerotic CVD events, exceeding the threshold for statin therapy initiation, researchers reported.

The combination of icosapent ethyl, ezetimibe and rivaroxaban may lower risk for CV death, MI and stroke well beyond the treatment effect of secondary prevention with background medical therapy for atherosclerotic CVD, a speaker reported.

Patients with MI or ischemia without obstructive CAD are at elevated risk for poor CV outcomes and doctors need to pinpoint the cause of ischemia, according to a speaker.

Diagnosis of ACS in concomitant COVID-19 infection can be made difficult due to an overlap of symptoms, fewer patients presenting to the hospital and a lack of guidance diagnosing hospitalized patients, a speaker reported.