Long-term statin therapy is associated with severe coronary artery calcification.

Long-term statin therapy is associated with severe coronary artery calcification.

<h4>Background</h4>Atherosclerosis and consequent risk of cardiovascular events or mortality can be accurately assessed by quantifying coronary artery calcium score (CACS) derived from computed tomography. HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitors (statins) are the primary pharmacotherapy used to red...

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Main Authors: Kyari Sumayin Ngamdu, Dhairyasheel S Ghosalkar, Hojune E Chung, Jared L Christensen, Cadence Lee, Celia A Butler, Tiffany Ho, Alice Chu, Jacob R Heath, Muhammad Baig, Wen-Chih Wu, Gaurav Choudhary, Alan R Morrison
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0289111&type=printable

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