Relation of coronary calcium progression and control of lipids according to National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines

Tracking of coronary artery calcium (CAC) has been suggested for monitoring the effects of lipid control, but it is not known whether lipid control decreases progression of CAC. Seven hundred sixty-one subjects (mean age 64.5 ± 7.3 years; 91% men; 69% positive for CAC) in an ongoing cohort study und...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2004-08, Vol.94 (4), p.431-436
Hauptverfasser:	Wong, Nathan D., Kawakubo, Miwa, LaBree, Laurie, Azen, Stanley P., Xiang, Min, Detrano, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Calcinosis - blood Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging Calcinosis - drug therapy Calcinosis - mortality Calcium California Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular disease Cholesterol Cholesterol, HDL - blood Cholesterol, LDL - blood Cohort Studies Coronary Artery Disease - blood Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary Artery Disease - drug therapy Coronary Artery Disease - mortality Coronary heart disease Coronary vessels Disease Progression Female Health Education Heart Humans Hypercholesterolemia - blood Hypercholesterolemia - diagnosis Hypercholesterolemia - drug therapy Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Longitudinal Studies Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Monitoring systems Risk Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Triglycerides - blood
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Zusammenfassung:	Tracking of coronary artery calcium (CAC) has been suggested for monitoring the effects of lipid control, but it is not known whether lipid control decreases progression of CAC. Seven hundred sixty-one subjects (mean age 64.5 ± 7.3 years; 91% men; 69% positive for CAC) in an ongoing cohort study underwent baseline and follow-up (after 7.0 ± 0.5 years) computed tomography for CAC. Subjects were stratified into low-risk (
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.003