Abstracts tagged "computed tomography (CT) and cardiovascular disease"

Abstract Number: 1670 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Evaluation of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in ANCA-associated Small Vessel Vasculitides (AAVs) Compared to Matched Controls Through Visual Assessment of Coronary Arterial Calcium (CAC) Score Using Non-Gated Chest Computed Tomography (CT)
Sohail Farshad¹, Alexandra Halalau ², Sayf Al-Katib ³, Julie George ⁴ and Elena Schiopu ⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, ³Department of Radiology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, ⁴Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) is the most prevalent adult vasculitis and is associated with significant inflammatory burden; chest computed tomography (CT)…