Inflammatory markers and calcification of coronary arteries, aorta and cardiac valves: Findings from the atherosclerosis risk in communities study
Both hs-CRP and galectin-3 were associated with calcification of some but not all vascular beds tested, suggesting potentially unique atherosclerotic pathophysiology across different vascular beds. Robust associations of inflammatory markers with right coronary artery calcification deserve further investigation.
Authors
- Michael Joseph Blaha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-9683)
- Jeremy Van’t Hof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9982-3685)
- Ron Cornelis Hoogeveen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2399-4653)
- Vennela Avula
- Christie Mitchell Ballantyne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6432-1730)
- Kentaro Ejiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-2075)
- Matthew Jay Budoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9616-1946)
- Seamus P. Whelton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5914-0735)
- Kunihiro Matsushita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-718X)
- Yejin Mok
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Welch Foundation (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-02-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.100946
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.94
Funders
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute