Effects of Combining Coronary Calcium Score With Treatment on Plaque Progression in Familial Coronary Artery Disease

Nerlekar, Nitesh; Vasanthakumar, Sheran; Whitmore, Kristyn; Hwee Soh, Cheng; Chan, Jasmine; Goel, Vinay; D.M. Ryan, Jacqueline; Jones, Catherine; Stanton, Tony; Mitchell, Geoffrey; Tonkin, Andrew; F. Watts, Gerald; J. Nicholls, Stephen; H. Marwick, Thomas; Artery Calcium Score: Use to Guide Management of Hereditary Coronary Artery Disease (CAUGHT-CAD) Investigators, Coronary; Pathan, Faraz; Negishi, Kazuaki; Abraham, Arun; Playford, David; Fragnito, Kristen; Butters, Julie; Andrews, Jordan; Di Giovanni, Giuseppe; McLennan, Sarah; Prichard, Jasmine; Harris, Joanne; Farouque, Omar; Brown, Louise; Roberts‐Thomson, Philip; Jennings, Garry; Otáhal, Petr

doi:10.1001/jama.2025.0584

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Effects of Combining Coronary Calcium Score With Treatment on Plaque Progression in Familial Coronary Artery Disease

Published in JAMA • Mar 5, 2025

Authors:

Nitesh Nerlekar

Sheran Vasanthakumar

Kristyn Whitmore

Abstract

Importance: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring provides prognostic information, especially in patients at intermediate risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the benefit of combining CAC score with a primary prevention strategy has not been tested in a randomized trial. Objective: To as...

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Medicine

Asymptomatic

Coronary artery disease

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