The Identification of Calcified Coronary Plaque Is Associated With Initiation and Continuation of Pharmacological and Lifestyle Preventive Therapies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
AUTHORS
Gupta
A ,
Lau
E ,
Varshney
R ,
Hulten
EA ,
Cheezum
M ,
Bittencourt
MS ,
Blaha
MJ ,
Wong
ND ,
Blumenthal
RS ,
Budoff
MJ ,
Umscheid
CA ,
Nasir
K ,
Blankstein
R ,
. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 2017 8 1; 10(8). 833-842
- PMID: 28797402 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to assess the odds of initiation or continuation of pharmacological and lifestyle preventive therapies in patients with nonzero versus zero coronary artery calcium (CAC) score detected on cardiac computed tomography.
The aim of this study was to assess the odds of initiation or continuation of pharmacological and lifestyle preventive therapies in patients with nonzero versus zero coronary artery calcium (CAC) score detected on cardiac computed tomography.
Tags: Alumni Publications 2017