Opportunistic AI-derived adiposity measures from coronary artery calcium scans predict new-onset type 2 diabetes in adults without obesity or hyperglycemia: insights from the AI-CVD study within MESA

By afschroeder • November 7, 2025

Naghavi M, Azimi A, Atlas K, Reeves AP, Zhang C, Wasserthal J, Mirjalili SR, Mozafarybazargany M, Hashemi A, Atlas T, Henschke CI, Yankelevitz DF, Mechanick JI, Branch AD, Fried SK, Nasir K, Fayad ZA, McConnell MV, Vliegenthart R, Maron DJ, Narula J, Williams KA Sr, Shah PK, Budoff MJ, Levy D, Benjamin EJ, Kloner RA, Wong ND. Opportunistic AI-derived adiposity measures from coronary artery calcium scans predict new-onset type 2 diabetes in adults without obesity or hyperglycemia: insights from the AI-CVD study within MESA. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2025 Nov 6;17(1):419. doi: 10.1186/s13098-025-01970-8. PMID: 41199381.

Tags: AI-CVD, Artificial intelligence, Cardiology/Epi, Cedars Sinai DoM, Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans, Harbor UCLA, Opportunistic screening, Publications, Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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