Coronary artery calcium scanning using computed tomography: clinical recommendations for cardiac risk assessment and treatment.
Awareness of coronary artery calcium scanning by computed tomography as a reproducible, low-radiation dose means to estimate plaque burden in patients necessitates clinical recommendations for interpretation. Coronary artery calcium scanning is best applied in the intermediate risk, asymptomatic adult population. Calcium scores >100 or >75th percentile transform the intermediate risk patient to high risk with recommendations for more aggressive therapy. Scores exceeding the 90th percentile or >400 define the group at the highest risk of a cardiovascular event and may suggest further cardiac testing. Scores from 11 to 100 and <75th percentile confirm intermediate risk status, and scores from 0 to 10 and <75th percentile convert the patient to low or very low risk.
Rumberger
John A
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The Princeton Longevity Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA. jrumberger@theplc.net
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*