title: Computed tomography imaging, coronary calcium and atherosclerosis.
abstract: Coronary calcium score measured by electron beam tomography provides an indication of current atherosclerotic burden in the coronary arteries. It correlates with conventional risk factors, but less so with Type 2 diabetes. Measurement of coronary calcium score has been shown to be a powerful predictor of coronary heart disease events in the general population, in different racial groups, and in Type 2 diabetes. It adds incremental value to conventional risk factors and risk scores. Its role in monitoring therapy remains to be proven.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London, UK. robert.elkeles@imperial.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elkeles
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000737:chemistry*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012372:ROC Curve; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium