Sudden Cardiac Death is Rare. But one of the strongest predictors of sudden cardiac death is your CT CAC score. Sometimes danger lurks beneath.

Outstanding graphics: #cac 1. A surrogate to YOUR plaque burden, 2. Cheap, 3. Available everywhere, 4. Reproducible, as long as you can color within the lines, 5. As shown in our 1997 MCP article on guidelines - when the score is >400, you in a heap of trouble 6. Addressable with

Excited to share our new paper in AJPC: Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention Among US Adults With and Without Elevated Lp(a) sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Regular aspirin use was associated with a 52%⬇️ risk of ASCVD mortality among adults without ASCVD and Lp(a) ≥50 mg/dL

Check out our recent publication on AVC showing a stepwise increased risk of incident dementia even after adjusting for atherosclerotic risk factors and CAC scores. atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-… Jelani K. Grant Roger Blumenthal Seamus Whelton Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center Alexander C. Razavi

Why #CAC is useful after 40 years old to start or delay LLT ? Kind reminder

I am very happy to see this great work finally published. It was a pleasure to have been able to participate in it. Similar to the CAC score, the plaque burden determined by carotid US can be used to personalize the indication for low dose aspirin. Michael J. Blaha Omar Dzaye

Carotid Ultrasound‐Based Plaque Score for the Allocation of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CVD Events: - led by ⁦Drs. ⁦Omar Dzaye⁩ ⁦Michael J. Blaha⁩ ⁦+ Alex Razavi ⁦Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center⁩ ⁦Johns Hopkins Cardiology⁩ ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

Lp(a)❓LDL-C ❓AVC ❓How does their prognostic role in predicting incident aortic stenosis differ 🤔 Read our latest Circulation publication to find out ✅ Seamus Whelton Alexander C. Razavi Roger Blumenthal ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Aspirin use for primary prevention is so last decade. But maybe it should be? Read how quantification of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis may help improve allocation of aspirin. #AHAJournals Omar Dzaye Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center ahajrnls.org/3LakW4y

Among asymptomatic patients with CAC >1000 😮, diabetes & severe left main #CAC define very-high risk #ASCVD & identify those who may benefit from more intensive prevention therapies, including LDL-C lowering. bit.ly/3xFmuQW #JACCIMG #cvImaging Alexander C. Razavi Omar Dzaye

Coronary Calcium Scoring May Help Get Semaglutide to Highest-Risk Patients | tctmd.com - excellent article on innovative research led by Drs. Alex Razavi & ⁦Omar Dzaye⁩ tctmd.com/news/coronary-…

ICYMI: Among asymptomatic pts w/ CAC >1000 😮, diabetes & severe left main #CAC define very-high risk #ASCVD & identify those who may benefit from more intensive prevention therapies, including LDL-C lowering. bit.ly/3xFmuQW #JACCIMG #cvImaging Alexander C. Razavi Omar Dzaye

Our new paper in #JACCADV: "Coronary Artery Calcium for Risk Stratification Among Persons with Very High HDL Cholesterol" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Big thank you to the team Omar Dzaye Michael J. Blaha Seamus Whelton Roger Blumenthal Anurag Mehta Eugenia Gianos MD Matthew Budoff MD DanielBerman ...

Excellent research led by Buffalo Bills fan Alexander C. Razavi + Omar Dzaye Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center Johns Hopkins Cardiology Emory Cardiology #🥍🏏🏈⚽️⛳️🎾

It doesn’t matter how you slice or dice the dyslipidemia pie As shown in this paper as well as multiple prior publications, ascvd risk is directly associated with presents and burden of CAC Doesn’t matter if you have high/low LDL or HDL It’s as simple as that 👇

Impactful study - Perhaps (HOPEFULLY) the final nail in the coffin as to why it is absurd to use the term GOOD CHOLESTROL - any clinician using that archaic term should lose their license

Compared to normal HDL cholesterol values, very high HDL-C is associated with a higher incidence of mortality and ASCVD led by the JA17 of Prevention ⁦Alexander C. Razavi⁩ +⁦Omar Dzaye⁩ ⁦⁦Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center⁩ ⁦Johns Hopkins Cardiology⁩ #🥍🏏🏈⚽️⚾️🎾🏊🏼‍♀️ search.app/gz3MHRVwVNSwRJ…

More science on ASCVD prevention from the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center group #JACCAdvances doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ja…

Beyond the Agatston calcium score: role of calcium density... : Current Opinion in Cardiology journals.lww.com/co-cardiology/… - provocative article led by Alexander C. Razavi Seamus Whelton Omar Dzaye Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center #🥍🏏🏈⚽️🎾⛳️

Trends in use of colchicine by cardiologists & other specialties, 2018 to 2024 - ⁦AmericanHeartJ⁩ led by ⁦Michael Khorsandi, MD⁩ ⁦Michael J. Blaha⁩ ⁦Erfan Tasdighi⁩ ⁦Omar Dzaye⁩ et al ⁦Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center⁩ ⁦Johns Hopkins Cardiology⁩ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…