Transforming the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Paradigm: See Disease, Treat Disease

Khurram Nasir^{1

2

3}, Ron Blankstein⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Prevention & Wellness Program, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas.
² Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute, Houston, Texas.
³ Center for Cardiovascular Computational & Precision Health, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas.
⁴ Departments of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division) and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Khurram Nasir et al. JAMA. 2025.

. 2025 Apr 22;333(16):1398-1400.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.2323.

Khurram Nasir^{1

2

3}, Ron Blankstein⁴

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Prevention & Wellness Program, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas.
² Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute, Houston, Texas.
³ Center for Cardiovascular Computational & Precision Health, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas.
⁴ Departments of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division) and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Effects of Combining Coronary Calcium Score With Treatment on Plaque Progression in Familial Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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