Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease
Use of Coronary Computed Tomography for Calcium Screening of Atherosclerosis
Joshua Beverly, Matthew J Budoff
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the prevailing cause of death in the United States.1 Cancer, accidents and other prevalent causes of death, have a multitude of pathophysiologic and mechanistic underpinnings leading to mortality. Meanwhile, the majority of CVD is primarily attributable to atherosclerosis.2 Moreover, the degree of coronary calcification strongly correlates with the magnitude of atherosclerotic plaque burden, […]