Pre-screening to guide coronary artery calcium scoring for early identification of high-risk individuals in the general population.
Daan TiesM Yldau Van Der EndeGabija Pundziute-do PradoYvonne T van der SchouwMichiel L BotsCongying XiaPeter M A van OoijenGert Jan PelgrimRozemarijn VliegenthartPim van der HarstPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2022)
Many individuals with high CACS in the general population are left unidentified when only performing CACS in case of at least moderate (≥5%) SCORE2, which closely resembles current clinical practice. Less stringent pre-screening by presence of at least one CAD risk factor to guide CACS identifies more individuals with high CACS and could improve CAD prevention.