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Role of Coronary Calcium Score to Identify Candidates for ASCVD Prevention

  • Global Coronary Heart Disease (S.Virani and S. Naderi, Section Editors)
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Purpose of Review

In this review, we describe the mechanism behind coronary artery calcification formation and detection, as well as its implication in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk stratification, intervention, and prognosis in asymptomatic individuals.

Recent Findings

Multiple cohort and population studies have shown that coronary artery calcium scoring is effective and reproducible in predicting the risk for cardiovascular disease. The updated 2018 ACC/AHA guideline has incorporated consideration of coronary artery calcification testing into cardiovascular disease risk stratification and therapy guidance.

Summary

Coronary artery calcification’s evidence-based role in detection, risk stratification, and ultimately its unique influence on therapeutic intervention and prognosis of cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic population is increasingly being recognized..

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, McNair Campus, 7200 Cambridge St., Suite 8B, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Hong Loan Nguyen, Jing Liu & Maygen Del Castillo

  2. Baylor College of Medicine, 6620 Main St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Hong Loan Nguyen, Jing Liu & Maygen Del Castillo

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Nguyen, H.L., Liu, J., Del Castillo, M. et al. Role of Coronary Calcium Score to Identify Candidates for ASCVD Prevention. Curr Atheroscler Rep 21, 53 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-019-0812-8

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