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Coronary heart disease natural history, complications and prognosis

Introduction

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring adds 4% the C-statistic for predicting ASCVD outcomes[1].

The United States Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) does not recommend screening with the CAC[2].

References

  1. ↑ Bell, Katy J. L.; White, Sam; Hassan, Omar; Zhu, Lin; Scott, Anna Mae; Clark, Justin; Glasziou, Paul (1 June 2022). “Evaluation of the Incremental Value of a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Beyond Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Assessment”. JAMA Internal Medicine. 182 (6): 634. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1262. ISSN 2168-6106. PMID 35467692 Check |pmid= value (help).
  2. ↑ US Preventive Services Task Force. Curry SJ, Krist AH, Owens DK, Barry MJ, Caughey AB; et al. (2018). “Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement”. JAMA. 320 (3): 272–280. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.8359. PMID 29998297.