title: Clinical Inquiry: How should we use the coronary artery calcium score to predict cardiovascular risk?
abstract: Most atherosclerotic lesions are calcified. The degree of calcification is proportional to the severity of atherosclerosis and can be quantified by the CAC score as measured by electron beam computed tomography (EBCT).
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathon M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Firnhaber
authors.forename: Anne L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mounsey
authors.forename: Gina C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Firnhaber
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed