Thoracic versus coronary calcification for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events prediction.
Keishi IchikawaRui WangRobyn L McClellandVenkat S ManuboluShriraj SusarlaDuo LeeLeili PourafkariHooman FazlalizadehJairo Aldana BitarRick RobinApril KinningerSion RoyWendy S PostMatthew BudoffPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2024)
Our study demonstrated a significant association between TAC and CAC scores but a superior prognostic value of CAC score for ASCVD events. These findings suggest TAC on chest CT provides supplementary data to estimate ASCVD risk but does not replace CAC on ECG-gated cardiac CT.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular disease
- image quality
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- positron emission tomography
- spinal cord
- chronic kidney disease
- left ventricular
- type diabetes
- electronic health record
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart rate variability
- magnetic resonance
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular events