Epidemiology and Prognostic Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Individuals With Prediabetes: A Multicohort Study.

Mahmoud AlrifaiMouaz H Al-MallahMichael J BlahaJaideep PatelJohn W McEvoyKhurram NasirIzza ShahidKershaw V PatelGarima SharmaJaume MarrugatHelena Tizon-MarcosRaimund ErbelAndreas StangKarl-Heinz JöckelNils LehmannSara SchrammBörge SchmidtRoger S BlumenthalSalim S ViraniVijay NambiMiguel Cainzos-Achirica

Published in: Diabetes care (2024)

CAC ≥100 is frequent among individuals with prediabetes and identifies a high ASCVD risk subgroup in which the adjusted ASCVD risk is similar to that in individuals with diabetes.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
pulmonary artery
risk factors
genome wide
randomized controlled trial
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
pulmonary arterial hypertension