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Editorial
. 2024 Sep 24;3(11):101287.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101287. eCollection 2024 Nov.

Coronary Artery Calcium Staging to Guide Preventive Interventions: A Proposal and Call to Action

David J Maron  1 , Matthew J Budoff  2 , Joseph C Sky  3 , William J Bommer  4 , Sarah D Epstein  5 , Dane A Fisher  6 , Eveline O Stock  7 , Allen J Taylor  8 , Nathan D Wong  9 , Anthony N DeMaria  10
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Editorial

Coronary Artery Calcium Staging to Guide Preventive Interventions: A Proposal and Call to Action

David J Maron et al. JACC Adv. .
No abstract available

Keywords: coronary artery calcium; primary prevention; staging.

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Conflict of interest statement

The views expressed in this paper are the authors and do not reflect an endorsement or the official policy of the U.S. Government, the Defense Health Agency, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Air Force. Dr Maron has received research support from Cleerly, Inc; and consultant income from Regeneron. Dr Budoff has received grant support from General Electric. Dr Taylor has received speaking honorarium from Amgen. Dr Wong has received research support through UC Irvine from Novartis, Regeneron, and Novo Nordisk; and consultant/advisory board for Amgen, Novartis, Ionis, and Heart-Lung. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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