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Excited to share the first time ever 🥁 "Sex-Specific CAC Percentiles Across South Asian Adults in U.S." 65% of men and 30% of women have CAC >0 by 55 ~75th percentile for 55yo SA men or 65yo SA women is absolute CAC score of 100 link: bit.ly/43l9TOw JACC Journals

What an amazing presentation today by Dr. Erin Michos - Director of ⁦Johns Hopkins Cardiology⁩ CV Health Program & Associate Director of ⁦Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center⁩ - Dr. Michos has been a national leader in Preventive 🫀 for 2 decades.

🚨 Excited to share our latest 📄 describing #CAC percentiles in South Asian adults led by Erfan Tasdighi Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC 🆕 First study investigating the distribution of CAC scores across adult lifespan 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center MASALA Study #DILWALE 🧵⤵️

✅We make an analogy between advanced subclinical atherosclerosis and CCS to identify patients who may benefit from LDA. Michael J. Blaha ✅Hicimos una analogía entre aterosclerosis subclínica avanzada y SCC para identificar quién se beneficia de AAS.

How does a population in the wild age compared to the US population? Dr Gurven and team looked at this extensively in the Tsimane population and will be sharing their findings tomorrow with us. Looking forward!

New—Prevalence of #clinical #obesity versus #BMI-defined obesity among US adults: a cohort study thelancet.com/journals/landi… #FREE to read

1/5📢 New study out now in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology ! We applied the clinical obesity framework to >248K U.S. adults. Redefines obesity based on: 🔹 BMI, Waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference 🔹 Related symptoms, conditions or functional limitations We found: ✅

2/5 ⚠️We cross-checked the new definition with the widely adopted WHO BMI-only categories, and found major gaps. Even among those with normal or overweight BMI: 🔸 Normal weight: 11.3% had preclinical obesity, 11.0% had clinical obesity 🔸 Overweight: 31.8% had preclinical

3/5📌 BMI ≠ the full story. Preclinical and clinical obesity span all BMI categories, not just those with high BMI. Among those with: 🟧 Preclinical obesity ▪️ 10.2% were normal weight ▪️ 33.0% overweight ▪️ 56.8% Class 1–3 obesity 🔴 Clinical obesity ▪️ 7.3% normal weight ▪️

Online—Prevalence of #clinical #obesity versus #BMI-defined obesity among US adults: a cohort study thelancet.com/journals/landi… #FREE to read

AJPC has earned a new impact factor of 5.9 and is now ranked 34 out of 230 journals in Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems! 📈 Official journal of ASPC, AJPC continues to rise — thanks to Nathan Wong, Erin D. Michos, M.D., & our incredible community. sciencedirect.com/journal/americ…

📝 New AJPC Commentary: “LDL-C Targets Based on Coronary Artery Calcium” explores updates to Figure 6 from the 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway, pushing preventive strategies forward. ow.ly/TlQb50WhhuB #PreventiveCardiology #LDLC #CoronaryCalcium #ACC #AJPC

New in AJPC by the Ciccarone team and colleagues; Burka, Aneni, Leucker & Blaha; a paradigm-shifting proposal reshaping the future of ACC/AHA cholesterol and prevention guidelines ow.ly/TlQb50WhhuB 🔄 Reframes 2022 ACC/ECDP Fig. 6 📉 LDL-C targets tied to CAC burden

🔍 New Data: BMI May Miss Millions with Clinical Obesity via Jackie Yao and colleagues - - - A landmark study of 249,000 U.S. adults tested a new way to define obesity—and the results are eye-opening. 🧬 Using clinical definition of obesity (not just BMI ≥30), researchers

Family History of Premature ASCVD and Lp(a) Levels: A Multi Cohort Analysis EJPC Editor-in-Chief -Differences in Lp(a) across fam hx are modest -Suggests universal Lp(a) testing approach, regardless of fam hx -Association with Lp(a) driven by fam hx of premature MI academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance…

Big news from ASPC 🫀 Dr. Khurram Nasir is named the next Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of #PreventiveCardiology AJPC, starting Jan 2026. A visionary leader in prevention, he’ll help shape the future of the field. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Congratulations to Dr. Khurram Nasir, a globally recognized expert in preventive cardiology, who brings immense expertise and a visionary approach to AJPC. Houston Methodist CV

Couldn’t be happier to see my friend & true prevention champion Ron Blankstein honored with 2025 Arthur Agatston SCCT Award   Mastering the art of precision merging imaging, biomarkers...CV prevention is smarter, earlier & stronger because of your work, that's a lasting legacy🙏

Excited for my second ASPC meeting this year! Do not miss three days filled with top discussions in #PreventiveCardiology 🫀 The countdown for #ASPC2025 has started!!!