Coronary plaque

There are 3 papers on coronary plaque in aging research: 2 observational studies in people, 1 review. The newest story, Nov 6, 2026: “Higher childhood body mass linked to adult heart-artery plaque”.

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European Heart Journal OpenNov 6

Higher childhood body mass linked to adult heart-artery plaque

Genetic analysis linked higher childhood body mass index to adult heart-artery plaque and calcium buildup, with association estimates of 0.326 and 0.114, respectively.Genetic analysis linked higher childhood body mass index to adult heart-artery plaque and calcium buildup, with association estimates of 0.326 and 0.114, respectively.

Mendelian randomizationPopulations

JAMA CardiologyOct 30

More intensive cholesterol therapy linked to less artery plaque

Over 18 months, total coronary plaque volume fell 69.8 cubic millimeters with more intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy versus 39.0 cubic millimeters with intensive…Over 18 months, total coronary plaque volume fell 69.8 cubic millimeters with more intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy versus 39.0 cubic millimeters with intensive therapy.

Randomized trial · 104 peopleInterventions

HealthcareOct 29

Shift Work and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Mechanisms, Modifying Factors, and Clinical Prevention

ReviewAcute coronary syndrome

BiomedicinesOct 27

Lipoprotein(a) After Myocardial Infarction: Residual Risk, Measurement, and the Unresolved Therapeutic Question

ReviewMyocardial infarction

Current Opinion in LipidologyOct 26

Coronary artery calcium scoring and coronary computed tomography angiography in familial hypercholesterolemia: current evidence and future directions

ReviewHomozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Current Atherosclerosis ReportsOct 26

Targeting Apolipoprotein C-III in Hypertriglyceridemia: Implications for Pancreatitis and Cardiovascular risk

ReviewSevere hypertriglyceridemia

ESC Congress 2026 AbstractOct 26

Serial ai based comprehensive coronary physiological assessment before and after intensive lipid lowering therapy: YELLOW III substudy

Non-randomized trial in 220 peopleInterventions

ESC Congress 2026 AbstractOct 26

Polygenic risk score is associated with high-risk plaque and coronary plaque burden in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease

Cohort study of 312 peopleBiomarkers

ESC Congress 2026 AbstractOct 26

Glycemic variability and coronary plaque progression in statin-treated type 2 diabetic patients with coronary artery disease: a prespecified sub-analysis of the OPTIMAL Randomized Controlled Trial

Cohort study in peopleGlycemic variability

ESC Congress 2026 AbstractOct 26

Beyond the stent: routine vascular ultrasound after PCI reveals polyvascular extreme risk without intensified LDL-cholesterol lowering therapy

Cross-sectional study of 889 peopleLDL cholesterol

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