Atherosclerotic CVD Benefits From Statins
For patients who have experienced an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease event, receipt of statins, especially high-intensity statins, is associated with reduced risk of major adverse cardiac events.
For patients who have experienced an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease event, receipt of statins, especially high-intensity statins, is associated with reduced risk of major adverse cardiac events.
Anti-inflammatory therapy with canakinumab may result in a significantly lower incidence of lung cancer and lung cancer mortality.
Black men have increased prevalence and frequency of multiple intracranial atherosclerotic plaques.
White males who participate in 3 times the recommended physical activity over many years have higher odds of developing coronary subclinical atherosclerosis.
Restrictive spirometry pattern and reduced forced vital capacity level are associated with increased risk of arterial stiffness.
Sudden death is the most common category of cardiovascular mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic CVD.
Coronary artery calcium may be the best noninvasive risk marker for predicting a major cardiovascular event in patients with COPD.
Certain factors have been associated with accelerated atherosclerosis in spondyloarthritis without overt cardiovascular disease.
Habitual skipping of breakfast is associated with increased likelihood of atherosclerosis independent of traditional and dietary cardiovascular risk factors.
Lower incidence of major coronary events for patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease receiving intensive statins is linked with use of anacetrapib.