Laurie LaBree

TL;DR: Data support the hypothesis that high CACS can modify predicted risk obtained from FRS alone, especially among patients in the intermediate-risk category in whom clinical decision making is most uncertain.

TL;DR: This long-term follow-up of the Cholesterol Lowering Atherosclerosis Study cohort indicated that progression of coronary artery disease was predictive of coronary events, and the objective was to determine whether carotid arterial intima-media thickness predicts coronary events.

TL;DR: These results represent the first epidemiologic evidence of an association between atherosclerosis and ambient air pollution and given the leading role of cardiovascular disease as a cause of death and the large populations exposed to ambient PM2.5, these findings may be important and need further confirmation.

TL;DR: Results indicate an association between supplementary vitamin E intake and angiographically demonstrated reduction in coronary artery lesion progression and Verification from carefully designed, randomized, serial angiographic trials is needed.

TL;DR: Evidence of benefit from lovastatin plus dietary therapy on early, preintrusive atherosclerosis is reported through the measurement of change in the carotid arterial intima-media thickness in 188 patients evaluated every 6 months for as long as 4 years.