What Can Atherosclerosis Imaging Teach Us About Healthy Vascular Aging?

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging

Division of CV Prevention & Wellness, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute (HM-Rice DHI), Houston, Texas, USA; Center for CV Computational & Precision Health (C3-PH), DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodis

Published: September 2025


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