Left Main Coronary Artery Calcium and Diabetes Confer Very-High-Risk Equivalence in Coronary Artery Calcium >1,000

Left Main Coronary Artery Calcium and Diabetes Confer Very-High-Risk Equivalence in Coronary Artery Calcium >1,000 - JIMG July 2024

Description

Although a coronary artery calcium (CAC) of ≥1,000 is a subclinical atherosclerosis threshold to consider combination lipid-lowering therapy, differentiating very high from high atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in this patient population is not well-defined. Among persons with a CAC of ≥1,000, the authors sought to identify risk factors equating with very high risk ASCVD mortality rates.

Editors
Editor-in-Chief
Y.S. Chandrashekhar, MD, DM, FACC

CME Editor
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD

Authors
Valerian L. Fernandes, MBBS, FACC
John Peacock, MD

Important Dates
Date of Release: July 1, 2024
Term of Approval/Date of CME/MOC Expiration: June 30, 2025

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Credit Offered:	1 CME Credit 1 ABIM-MOC Point