In 2013, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) created a “risk calculator” to estimate the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) ...

The CORDELIA study combines data from 35 Spanish cohorts (n = 196,632) to investigate genetic, clinical, and lifestyle risk ...

The tool is less apt to overestimate ASCVD risk than the pooled cohort equations and in turn could reduce overtreatment.

Among older adults with established ASCVD, hospitalization for COPD increases risk of ASCVD hospitalization. The risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) hospitalization after ...

Experts discuss the current prevalence of lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) testing in the US, both in the general population and among ...

5: Who is an Ideal Patient for Early Intensive Lipid Lowering? Ian Riddock, MD, describes the high-risk patient with ASCVD that is appropriate for early intensive lipid lowering. Dr Riddock ...

According to a new study published in JAMA ,calprotectin may serve as a mechanistically informed biomarker for ...

Even in lower-risk groups, indicated by a 0 CAC or ASCVD risk score < 5%, CV mortality was increased by six- to ninefold for Black men and women compared to other participants. Rosenblatt and ...

Obicetrapib plus ezetimibe combination therapy nearly halved LDL for patients with atherosclerotic heart disease or at high ...

The presence of MetS increases the risk of ASCVD ... to establish causality between choline intake and ASCVD. Future studies should also assess the impact of excessive choline intake on ...

Given the importance of lifestyle changes in diabetes and ASCVD prevention, easily implementable interventions targeting high-risk individuals need to be tested. The study evaluated 133,764 adults ...