Coronary disease & ACSCohort study
Coronary Plaque Burden in South Asian Adults
- medical record-based multicenter registry
Authors' conclusion
In this SA cohort, higher PREVENT and ASCVD/PCE risk categories were associated with higher plaque burden. CTA reveals substantial noncalcified plaque missed by calcium scoring, underscoring its value for anatomic risk in SA adults.
Study context
- Population
- South Asian adults (≥18 years) within Baylor Scott & White Health system who underwent clinically indicated coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA)South Asian (SAs) included
- Participants
- 341 adults
- Exposure
- plaque burden across risk categories using the PREVENT-ASCVD and Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) risk scores
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Median total plaque volume by PREVENT risk category
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Median total plaque volume by PCE risk category
- Median total plaque volume by PCE risk category: P < 0.0001
Original publication
Coronary Plaque Burden in South Asian Adults. JACC Adv. Published 18 September 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.103235
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it