Atherosclerosis

Sleep Irregularity Linked to Subclinical Atherosclerosis

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A US cross sectional and observational cohort study indicated that sleep irregularity was associated with several markers of subclinical atherosclerosis. The study included 2032 participants (mean age, 68.6±9.2 years; White 37.9%, Chinese 11.1%, Black 27.6%, Hispanic 23.4%) underwent assessments of coronary artery calcium, carotid plaque presence, carotid intima‐media thickness, and the […]

Statin Use Linked to Lower Risk Plaques

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A cohort study suggested an association of statin use with slower plaque progression and increasing calcium density. The study included 2458 coronary lesions in 857 patients (mean age 62.1 years, 63.0% men, 63.9% received statin therapy) from 2013 to 2016 at 13 sites in 7 countries and had serial quantitative […]