Incidental Coronary Artery Calcium: Opportunistic Screening of Prior Non-gated Chest CTs to Improve Statin Rates (NOTIFY-1 Project).
Alexander T SandhuFatima RodriguezSummer NgoBhavik N PatelDomenico MastrodicasaDavid EngNishith KhandwalaSujana BallaDoug SousaDavid J MaronPublished in: Circulation (2022)
Opportunistic CAC screening of prior non-gated chest CTs followed by clinician and patient notification led to a significant increase in statin prescriptions. Further research is needed to determine whether this approach can reduce ASCVD events.