Statin Use Is Associated With Fewer High-Risk Plaques on Coronary CT Angiography

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Feb;10(2):208-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.02.020. Epub 2016 Apr 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / pathology
  • Computed Tomography Angiography*
  • Coronary Angiography / methods*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessels / drug effects*
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prevalence
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors