Correlation between coronary artery calcification by non-cardiac CT and Framingham score in young patients.
Gabriel LichtensteinAmichai PerlmanShoshana ShpitzenRonen DurstDorit ShahamEran LeitersdorfAuryan SzalatPublished in: PloS one (2018)
This is the first report indicating that incidental CACS identified in non-gated MDCT is also associated with cardiovascular risk evaluated by FRS in a young population. Our findings suggest that young asymptomatic individuals with incidental CAC should be seriously evaluated for cardiovascular risk factors despite presumption of belonging to a low cardiovascular risk category.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular risk factors
- coronary artery
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- middle aged
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- computed tomography
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary artery
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- contrast enhanced
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance
- dual energy
- pulmonary arterial hypertension