Implication of thoracic aortic calcification over coronary calcium score regarding the 2018 ACC/AHA Multisociety cholesterol guideline: results from the CAC Consortium

• Main Authors: Donghee Han (Author), Keiichiro Kuronuma (Author), Alan Rozanski (Author), Matthew J Budoff (Author), Michael D Miedema (Author), Khurram Nasir (Author), Leslee J Shaw (Author), John A Rumberger (Author), Heidi Gransar (Author), Roger S Blumenthal (Author), Michael J Blaha (Author), Daniel S Berman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: TAC is associated with an increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, but it is unclear how to interpret thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) findings in conjunction with ASCVD risk and coronary artery calcium (CAC) score according to 2018 ACC/AHA Multisociety cholestero...