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This review summarizes the framework behind multinational guidelines for use of CAC scores in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessment that helps to facilitate physician-patient decisions regarding treatment options.
Among all discussed global coronary artery calcium (CAC) guidelines, common indications for CAC include the following: >40 years of age, intermediate level of risk, and among an asymptomatic population. Common treatment thresholds indicate that for CAC = 0, risk should be downgraded and statin withheld.
In asymptomatic patients without established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), the presence of coronary artery calcification (CAC) on computed tomography (CT) scans is a well-validated measure of subclinical atherosclerosis.
This review summarizes the framework behind global guidelines of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk assessment, for applications in both the clinical setting and preventive therapy. By comparing similarities and differences in recommendations, this review identifies most notable common features for the ...
The working group developed a staging system based on coronary calcium, existing primary prevention guidelines, 2 and the 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway 3 to guide clinicians and patients in the management of individuals who have CAC without clinical ASCVD (Table).
Important points to report when interpreting CAC scans include: the absolute Agatston score and the age, sex, and race-specific CAC percentile; general recommendations on time-to-rescan for individuals with a CAC score of 0; the number of vessels with CAC; the presence of CAC in the left main coronary artery; and specific highlighting of ...
CAC score is a strong predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) and ASCVD. The presence of CAC indicates a 2.6- to 4.3-fold increased risk of CHD and a 2.1- to 2.6-fold increased risk of...