Prevalence and extent of coronary artery calcification in the middle-aged and elderly population.

Oke GerkeJes S LindholtBarzan H AbdoJess LambrechtsenLars Frost Flemming Hald Steffensen Marek KaronKenneth EgstrupGrazina UrbonavicieneMartin BuskHans MickleyAxel Cosmus Pyndt Diederichsen

Published in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2021)

This study provides modern population-based reference values of CAC scores in men and woman and a freely accessible online CAC calculator. Physicians and patients are very familiar with blood pressure and lipids, but unfamiliar with CAC scores. Using the calculator makes it easy to see if a CAC value is low, moderate, or high, when a physician in the future communicate and discusses a CAC score with a patient.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
blood pressure
end stage renal disease
primary care
chronic kidney disease
case report
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
middle aged
emergency department
risk factors
pulmonary artery
social media
type diabetes
current status
metabolic syndrome
heart rate
insulin resistance
fatty acid