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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging EDITOR’S NOTE Robert J. Gropler , MD want to welcome you to the March 2022 issue of Cir- Whether there are sex differences in the contri- culation: Cardiovascular Imaging. In this issue, studies bution of carotid plaque composition to prediction of I explore the prognostic implications for incident athero- incident ASCVD is unknown. Van der Toorn and col- sclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) based on the leagues provide evidence that the presence of intra- presence of calcium outside the coronary arteries and plaque hemorrhage contributes to the prediction of sex differences in carotid plaque composition, the effects incident ASCVD in women, beyond traditional cardio- of genetics on coronary artery plaque composition, and vascular risk factors, other plaque components, plaque changes in left atrial (LA) reservoir strain following trans- size, and stenosis. catheter edge to edge repair. Breast arterial calcification is commonly detected dur- The degree of calcification of atherosclerotic plaques ing mammography and has been shown to be associated is strongly influenced by the underlying genetic profile of with the presence of ASCVD and its outcomes. Given the patient. However, the impact of heritability on noncal- it is a form of medial artery calcification, the biologic cified
Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Mar 15, 2022
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