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Systemic Inflammation and CT-Derived Coronary Plaque Characteristics Among Asymptomatic US Adults: The Miami Heart Study

2023-12-11 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the association between inflammatory markers and coronary plaque features on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) among asymptomatic individuals. MethodsBaseline data from Miami Heart Study -- an ongoing prospective community-based study of a primary prevention cohort from the Greater Miami Area without prior known CAD -- were used for this cross-sectional analysis. Independent variables included high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; <2 vs [&ge;] 2...

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