Coronary Artery Calcium for Personalized Allocation of Aspirin in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 2019

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Authors

Miguel Cainzos‐Achirica · Johns Hopkins University

Michael D. Miedema · Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

John W. McEvoy · Johns Hopkins University

Mahmoud Al Rifai · Baylor College of Medicine

Philip Greenland · Northwestern University

Zeina Dardari · Johns Hopkins University

Matthew J. Budoff

Abstract

CAC may be superior to the pooled cohort equations to inform the allocation of aspirin in primary prevention. Implementation of current 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline recommendations together with the use of CAC for further risk assessment may result in a more personalized, safer allocation of aspirin in primary prevention. Confirmation of these findings in experimental settings is needed.

Topics & Keywords

Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 141, Issue 19, pp. 1541-1553

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.045010

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