Evaluating the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Guideline-Recommended and Contemporary Pretest Probability Models in a Mixed Asian Cohort: The Contribution of Coronary Artery Calcium.
Lohendran BaskaranLinxuan YanChun S TanWoon W HoSwee Y TanMichelle Claire WilliamsDonghee HanRine NakanishiRodrigo Júlio CerciMing-Yen NgLeslee J ShawTerrance S J ChuaPamela S DouglasSimon WintherPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
In a mixed Asian cohort, Asian-derived LAH models had similar discriminatory performance but better calibration and risk categorization for clinically relevant PTP cutoffs. Incorporating CACS improved discrimination and reclassification. These results support the use of population-matched, CACS-inclusive PTP tools for the prediction of obstructive CAD.