Coronary Artery Calcium Scores: Current Thinking and Clinical Applications
Author
George, Anil; Movahed, Assad
Abstract
Most incident coronary disease occurs in previously asymptomatic individuals who were considered to be at a lower risk by traditional screening methods. There is a definite advantage if these individuals could be reclassified into a higher risk category, thereby impacting disease outcomes favorably. Coronary artery calcium scores have been recognized as an independent marker for adverse prognosis in coronary disease. Multiple population based studies have acknowledged the shortcomings of risk prediction models such as the Framingham risk score or the Procam score. The science behind coronary calcium is discussed briefly followed by a review of current thinking on calcium scores. An attempt has been made to summarize the appropriate indications and use of calcium scores. Originally published Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, Vol. 2, Sep 2008
Date
2008-09
Citation:
APA:
George, Anil, & Movahed, Assad. (September 2008).
Coronary Artery Calcium Scores: Current Thinking and Clinical Applications.
The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal,
2(),
87-
92. Retrieved from
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3295
MLA:
George, Anil, and Movahed, Assad.
"Coronary Artery Calcium Scores: Current Thinking and Clinical Applications". The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal.
2:. (87-92),
September 2008.
December 04, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3295.
Chicago:
George, Anil and Movahed, Assad,
"Coronary Artery Calcium Scores: Current Thinking and Clinical Applications," The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal 2, no.
(September 2008),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3295 (accessed
December 04, 2023).
AMA:
George, Anil, Movahed, Assad.
Coronary Artery Calcium Scores: Current Thinking and Clinical Applications. The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal.
September 2008;
2():
87-92.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3295. Accessed
December 04, 2023.
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East Carolina University