Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors Linked to Unstable Coronary Artery Plaques

Coronary CT imaging is reshaping cardiovascular prevention

Cardiac imaging expert Ron Blankstein, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, provides an overview of how CCTA may soon become a paradigm shift in cardiac prevention.

Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors linked to unstable coronary artery plaques

Cardiovascular risk factors are linked to higher risk of heart disease, but it has been unknown how they are related to abrupt closure of the coronary arteries leading to heart attack and sudden cardiac death.

Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors may drive dangerous plaque buildup in coronary arteries

Cardiovascular risk factors are linked to a higher risk of heart disease, but it has been unknown how they are related to abrupt closure of the coronary arteries leading to heart attack and sudden cardiac death. A study by Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute investigators finds that people with a greater modifiable risk factor burden, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and obesity, have more widespread plaque buildup in major coronary arteries.

Clinical Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) in Patients with Mild and Moderate Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Single Centre Prospective Cohort Study

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate mid-term clinical and echocardiographic outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with mild and moderate left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. The primary research question was whether the degree of preoperative L...

Presence of modifiable risk factors associated with greater coronary plaque burden

Having more modifiable risk factors such as elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes or smoking, is associated with greater coronary plaque burden and vulnerability in patients with coronary artery disease, new research using analysis of three-vessel optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging has shown. Detailing their study in JACC: Advances, Jakub Chmiel (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA) and colleagues write that they sought to shed …