Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of measurement of coronary artery calcificationscore (CAC) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and a normal myocardial perfusion scan.Methods: In a prospective study we measured the calcium score of 74 patients (...
The fact that the CAC score is associated with increased risk does not prove that calcium itself is harmful. It is simply a marker of underlying coronary artery disease. Patients with high CAC scores have simply had their coronary artery disease detected by the high amount of coronary calcium. ...
In recent decades, the clinical manifestation of patients presenting with coronary artery disease (CAD) has changed with a decline in prevalence of typical angina among patients being referred for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) as well as the declining frequency of inducible myocardial ischemia bein...
Hulten, E., Villines, T.C., Cheezum, M.K.et al.Calcium score, coronary artery disease extent and severity, and clinical outcomes among low Framingham risk patients with low vs high lifetime risk: Results from the CONFIRM registry.J. Nucl. Cardiol.21, 29–37 (2014). https://doi.org/...
Abstract. Coronary artery calcium (CAC), a measure of subclinical coronary heart disease (CHD), may be useful in identifying asymptomatic persons at risk o
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of measurement of coronary artery calcificationscore (CAC) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and a normal myocardial perfusion scan.Methods: In a prospective study we measured the calcium score of 74 patients (...
Added value of coronary artery calcium score as an adjunct to gated SPECT for the evaluation of coronary artery disease in an intermediate-risk population. The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is a readily and widely available tool for the noninvasive diagnosis of atherosclerotic coronary artery...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) refers to the accumulation of plaque in the inner walls of the coronary arteries. This plaque consists of cholesterol, fat, calcium, and other substances found within the bloodstream. The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that deliver blood directly to the ...
CHD indicates coronary heart disease; CT computed tomography; and CVD, cardiovascular disease. Figure 2. Incident Coronary Heart Disease Stratified by Traditional Risk Factor Score, Coronary Artery Calcium Score, and Polygenic Risk Score: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Rotterdam Study View...
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