Multimodality imaging for the prevention of cardiovascular events: Coronary artery calcium and beyond.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has been the leading cause of death worldwide for more than a decade. Prevention is of utmost importance to reduce related mortality. The innovations in cardiovascular imaging technology, in addition to our improved understanding of coronary atherosclerosis pathogenesis, have resulted in cardiovascular imaging becoming one of the most influential tools for diagnosis and risk stratification in ASCVD. Although numerous publications have emerged on this topic, data that guide routine cardiology clinical practice currently focus on the utility of a limited number of such modalities, namely arterial ultrasonography and computed tomography. Herein, current evidence with respect to the role of multimodality cardiovascular imaging on ASCVD prevention will be reviewed.

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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/cdt-19-654). The series “Heart Valve Disease” was commissioned by the editorial office without any funding or sponsorship. BX served as the unpaid Guest Editor of the series. Dr. Kocyigit reports that she received personal non-commercial grant from the Turkish Society of Cardiology during the time of work. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.