Associations Between Hypothyroidism and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Among Male and Female Patients Without Clinical Disease Referred to Computed Tomography.

Objectives: Hypothyroidism is recognized as a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). However, reports are conflicting when the results are stratified by sex and the underlying risk of CAD. We examine the sex-specific associations of hypothyroidism with coronary calcification and plaques.

Distributions and burden of coronary calcium in asymptomatic Saudi patients referred to computed tomography.

Background: Unlike Western and Asian populations, the prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcification (CAC) have not been adequately examined in Saudi Arabia and other nearby Arab Gulf countries.

Objectives: To estimate the age and gender specific percentiles of coronary calcium score (CCS) and to study the severity of CAC in relation to patient risk in a large sample of asymptomatic Saudi patients.

Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2007 and December 2017 at a large Cardiac Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.