Sex-Specific Prognostic Differences Between CACS and Lp(a) in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events: The MESA Study
Although both Lp(a) and CACS independently predict ASCVD risk in both sexes, the predictive value of Lp(a) varies significantly between men and women across different CACS categories. These findings may inform sex-specific strategies for primary prevention of ASCVD.
Authors
- Mingyue Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4440-1618)
- Didi Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-0777)
- Ruijia Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3643-4244)
- Yuanqiang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-7922)
- Xiaoping Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3681-8483)
- Haoyang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-5106)
- Minwen Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0862-3208)
- Jiali Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7210-958X)
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Xi’an Children’s Hospital (CN)
- Xijing Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circimaging.125.018413
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01