Coronary Atherosclerosis Across the Glycemic Spectrum Among Asymptomatic Adults: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida.
Kershaw V PatelMatthew J BudoffJavier Valero-ElizondoShubham LahanShozab S AliMohamad B TahaMichael J BlahaRon BlanksteinMichael David ShapiroAmbarish PandeyLara AriasTheodore FeldmanRicardo C CuryMiguel Cainzos-AchiricaSvati H ShahJack A ZifferJonathan FialkowKhurram NasirPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging (2023)
Among asymptomatic adults, worse glycemic status is associated with higher prevalence and extent of coronary atherosclerosis, high-risk plaque, and stenosis. In diabetes, CAC was more closely associated with CCTA findings and informative in a larger population than the pooled cohort equations.