Prevalence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the General Population.
Göran BergstromMargaretha PerssonMartin AdielsElias BjörnsonCarl BonanderHåkan AhlströmJoakim AlfredssonOskar AngeråsGöran BerglundAnders BlombergJohn BrandbergMats BörjessonKerstin CederlundUlf de FaireOlov DuvernoyÖrjan EkblomGunnar EngströmJan E EngvallErika FagmanMats ErikssonDavid ErlingeBjörn FagerbergAgneta FlinckIsabel GonçalvesEmil HagströmOla HjelmgrenLars LindEva LindbergPer LindqvistJohan LjungbergMartin MagnussonMaria MannilaHanna MarkstadMoman Aladdin MohammadFredrik H NystromEllen OstenfeldAnders PerssonAnnika RosengrenAnette SandströmAnders SjälanderMagnus C SköldJohan SundströmEva SwahnStefan SöderbergKjell TorénCarl Johan ÖstgrenTomas JernbergPublished in: Circulation (2021)
Using CCTA in a large, random sample of the general population without established disease, we showed that silent coronary atherosclerosis is common in this population. High CAC scores convey a significant probability of substantial stenosis, and 0 CAC does not exclude atherosclerosis, particularly in those at higher baseline risk.