Statins and Atherosclerotic Lesion Microcalcification: A New Mechanism for Plaque Stability?

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2021 Apr;41(4):1306-1308. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.121.315949. Epub 2021 Mar 24.

Authors

Amanda C Doran^{1

2

3}, James G Terry⁴, John Jeffrey Carr^{1

4

5}, MacRae F Linton^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.C.D., J.J.C., M.F.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
² Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (A.C.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
³ Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (A.C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
⁴ Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (J.G.T., J.J.C.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Informatics (J.J.C.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
⁶ Department of Pharmacology (M.F.L.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; adult; cardiovascular diseases; myocardial infarction; risk factors; tomography.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Atherosclerosis*
Calcium
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors*
Mice
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Vascular Calcification* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Calcium

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