Incremental prognostic utility of coronary CT angiography for asymptomatic patients based upon extent and severity of coronary artery calcium:results from the COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes InteRnational Multicenter(CONFIRM)Study

Eur Heart J

8 October Oct 2014 11 years ago
  • Cho I, Chang HJ, O Hartaigh B, Shin S, Sung JM, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Heo R, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Callister TQ, Al-Mallah MH, Cademartiri F, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Dunning AM, et al, Pontone G, Andreini D, Min JK
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Prior evidence observed no predictive utility of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) over the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and the Framingham risk score (FRS), among asymptomatic individuals. Whether the prognostic value of CCTA differs for asymptomatic patients, when stratified by CACS severity, remains unknown.

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