Leslee J. Shaw

TL;DR: In this article, the utility of coronary artery calcium (CAC) for cardiovascular risk stratification among hypertensive adults, including those fitting eligibility for SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial).

TL;DR: Among COURAGE patients assigned to OMT alone, patients’ angina, dissatisfaction with their current treatment, and, to a lesser extent, their health system were associated with early revascularization, support an initial trial of OMT in stable ischemic heart disease with close follow-up of the most symptomatic patients.

TL;DR: Different relationships between blood estrogen levels and obesity distribution in a cohort of postmenopausal women with chest pain undergoing coronary angiography demonstrate differing levels by general and central obesity, which may help explain in part observed epidemiological relationships between obesity and disease.

TL;DR: Although guidelines can help with treating patients, treatment ultimately should be tailored to each person based on clinical judgment of the a priori risk of a cardiac event, symptoms, and the cardiac risk profile.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the relationship between the future risk of fatal or nonfatal myocardial infarction and attenuation measured from coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) using multivariable Cox regression models including plaque burden, obstructive coronary disease, and cardiac risk score (incorporating age, sex, diabetes, smoking, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and family history).