Prevalence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the General Population

Bergström, Göran; Persson, Margaretha; Adiels, Martin; Björnson, Elias; Bonander, Carl; Åhlström, Håkan; Alfredsson, Joakim; Angerås, Oskar; Berglund, Göran; Blomberg, Anders; Brandberg, John; Börjesson, Mats; Cederlund, Kerstin; dé Fairé, Ulf; Duvernoy, Olov; Ekblom, Örjan; Engström, Gunnar; Engvall, Jan; Fagman, Erika; Eriksson, Mats; Erlinge, David; Fagerberg, Björn; Flinck, Agneta; Gonçalves, Isabel; Hagström, Emil; Hjelmgren, Ola; Lind, Lars; Lindberg, Eva; Lindqvist, Per; Ljungberg, Johan; Magnusson, Martin; Mannila, Maria; Markstad, Hanna; A. Mohammad, Moman; H. Nyström, Fredrik; Ostenfeld, Ellen; Persson, Anders; Rosengren, Annika; Sandström, A.; Själander, Anders; Sköld, Magnus; Sundström, Johan; Swahn, Eva; Söderberg, Stefan; Torén, Kjell; Johan Östgren, Carl; Jernberg, Tomas

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.121.055340

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Prevalence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the General Population

Published in Circulation • Sep 20, 2021

Authors:

Göran Bergström

Margaretha Persson

Martin Adiels

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early detection of coronary atherosclerosis using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), in addition to coronary artery calcification (CAC) scoring, may help inform prevention strategies. We used CCTA to determine the prevalence, severity, and characteristics of coronary athero...

Subject

Medicine

Coronary atherosclerosis

Cardiology

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