Open AccessCoronary artery calcium in primary prevention
Author(s) -
Alexander Chua,
Ron Blankstein,
Brian Ko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-03-20-5277
Subject(s) - coronary artery calcium , primary prevention , cardiology , medicine , artery , calcium , coronary artery disease , disease
Identifying high-risk asymptomatic individuals remains the cornerstone of cardiovascular disease prevention. Coronary artery calcium is a highly specific marker of atherosclerosis that can be quantified using non-contrast computed tomography. The resulting calcium score has the capacity to improve current methods of risk stratification.