title: Age- and sex-based nomograms from coronary artery calcium scores as determined by electron beam computed tomography.
abstract: We present data for 18,785 patients undergoing electron beam computed tomography, dividing them by sex and age (using 5-year age increments) to determine coronary artery calcium scores representing the 50th and 75th percentiles for each group. Because risk stratification is an integral part of determining therapies for coronary artery disease, age- and sex-based scores may be more clinically useful than total coronary artery calcium scores alone.
authors.affiliation: Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas, USA. tlmitchell@cooper-clinic.com
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pippin
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Devers
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cannaday
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed