Ron Blankstein

Feb 1, 2024 | jacc.org | Solomon Bienstock |Sang-Eun Lee |Fay Y. Lin |Ron Blankstein

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Aug 1, 2023 | jacc.org | Solomon Bienstock |Fay Y. Lin |Ron Blankstein |Jonathon Leipsic

References1. "Noninvasive assessment of plaque morphology and composition in culprit and stable lesions in acute coronary syndrome and stable lesions in stable angina by multidetector computed tomography". J Am Coll Cardiol . 2006;47:1655-1662. 2. "Quantitative assessment of atherosclerotic plaque, recent progress and current limitations". J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr . 2022;16:124-137. 3. "Artificial intelligence in cardiovascular CT: current status and future implications". J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr .

Feb 13, 2023 | dispatchist.com | Ron Blankstein

Yet even before that infamous game against the Cincinnati Bengals, experts had been raising alarms about the COVID-19 pandemic, which is demonstrably linked to heart disease.More recently a national survey by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center revealed that young people remain largely unconcerned about their risk of heart disease even though experts continue to warn about the disturbing trends." As it turns out, the growing epidemic of youth heart disease precedes the Hamlin...