What they found points to delayed referral for CAC testing, higher ASCVD risk scores, older age, and less preventive treatment in the Black population, she said. “ And at any given amount of calcium, ...

Levels of CRP and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores were than assessed. The latter is widely used to predict death from heart attack, stroke or hardening of the arteries ...

In the secondary prevention cohort, vs the primary prevention cohort, risk factors that were similar in effect included hyperlipidemia, history of acute ASCVD event, and peripheral vascular disease.