Open AccessYour Coronary Calcium Scan Is Positive
Author(s) -
Todd D. Miller,
Martin RodriguezPorcel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.12.012
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , coronary artery calcium , coronary artery disease , medicine , cardiology , cad , clinical practice , calcium , artery , radiology , chemistry , physical therapy , biochemistry
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning by computed tomography is commonly performed as a screening test for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk assessment in clinical practice. For asymptomatic individuals without known CAD who are at intermediate to high risk, CAC scanning is assigned a “may be
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