title: Detection of coronary artery calcium to differentiate patients with early coronary atherosclerosis from luminally normal arteries.
abstract: Patients with angiographic evidence of early coronary atherosclerosis (<50% diameter stenosis) have a poorer prognosis than those with normal arteries and may benefit from more aggressive interventions targeted toward the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Using a calcium score of 5, fast computed tomography was able to identify 59% of patients with early atherosclerosis, while excluding 87% of patients with smooth, luminally normal coronary arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fallavollita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Brody
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Bunnell
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Canty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium