Preventive Cardiology   

Questions discussed in this category



(Since there is some suggestion that stains convert vulnerable plaque to stable calcified plaque and increase calcium score)

If so, is there a quantitative calcium score or a reported severity of CT coronary artery calcification that would lead you to start daily aspirin?

If these patients were already prescribed non-selective beta blockers outpatient, do you recommend withholding these medications in the acute phase?&n...

Would you extend length of time for anticoagulation if the apex remained akinetic on surveillance TTEs? 

If LHC is deferred, would you consider loading with plavix and treating for ACS for 48 hours (assuming acceptable bleeding risk) and optimizing GDMT p...

How would you assess response to bempedoic acid and its safety on outpatient labs, and how frequently would you have labs monitored?  

Are there any significant benefits to lowering moderately elevated lipoprotein A levels?


Papers discussed in this category


J Am Coll Cardiol, 2019 Jan 28

Stroke, 2019-06

Journal of cardiovascular imaging, 2018 Jun 22

J Am Coll Cardiol, 2020 Sep 29

Clinical medicine & research, 2013-12

N Engl J Med, 2017 Mar 17

Lancet (London, England), 2015 Jul 15

The New England journal of medicine, 2020 Mar 30

Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2020 Mar 10

JAMA cardiology, 2021 Feb 01

The New England journal of medicine, 2001-08-16

Lancet (London, England), 2023 Mar 06

Circulation, 2023 Nov 13

Circulation, 2023 Nov 11

Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2023 Nov 06

American heart journal, 2017 Apr 24

The New England journal of medicine, 2023 Nov 11

American heart journal, 2023 Mar 25

JAMA, 2023 Nov 11

The British journal of cardiology, 2022 Jul 19

Journal of clinical lipidology, 2020 Jan 02

Clinical cardiology, 2020 Feb 19

PloS one, 2023 Nov 16

Curr Rheumatol Rep, 2020 Aug 26

American heart journal, 2020 Oct 13

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Apr 07

Circulation, 2016-12-13

American heart journal, 2022 May 17

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Apr 06

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 2014-07

The New England journal of medicine, 2010 Sep 22

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 2020 Feb 12

Circulation research, 2020 Jun 18

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2024 Aug 29