Incidental Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest CT in Persons Without Known Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Nov 1;183(11):1269-1270. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3317.

Authors

Matthew C Tattersall¹, Robyn L McClelland², Prashant Nagpal³, Roderick Deaño¹, Michael J Blaha⁴, James H Stein¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.
² Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle.
³ Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.
⁴ Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 37747719
PMCID: PMC10520837 (available on 2024-09-25)
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3317

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines the expected prevalence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) on chest computed tomography (CT) in people without clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) by age, sex, and race and ethnicity.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Atherosclerosis* / diagnostic imaging
Calcium
Cardiovascular Diseases*
Coronary Artery Disease* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Calcification* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Calcium

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