Coronary Artery Calcium Score-Guided Statin Therapy for Primary Prevention in African American Adults-One Size Does Not Fit All

JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Aug 1;5(8):866-868. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1260.

Authors

Eméfah Loccoh¹, Dhruv S Kazi^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 32401262
DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1260

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Adult
Black or African American
Calcium
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors* / therapeutic use
Primary Prevention

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Calcium