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Coronary Artery Calcium Imaging

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Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis

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Coronary artery calcium imaging (CAC) in the asymptomatic population has been investigated in tens of thousands of primary prevention patients. The consistent results in both retrospective and prospective studies have confirmed the vast superiority of CAC to all risk-factor based predictive paradigms, e.g., Framingham Risk Score. Nonetheless, CAC screening has not yet been implemented. Future directions will include a lower radiation dose, and a concerted effort to incorporate CAC screening into routine preventive care.

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  1. Department of Interventional Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

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Hecht, H.S. (2011). Coronary Artery Calcium Imaging. In: Naghavi, M. (eds) Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-179-0_20

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