In symptomatic patients with suspected CAD, LLM after coronary computed tomography angiography was associated with a lower rate of adverse events during long-term follow-up among those with PAV >5%, even in the absence of obstructive CAD. The quantification of coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden is a potential marker to guide preventive lipid-lowering therapy.
Maaniitty et al. (2026) studied this question.