Progression of Coronary Calcium Scores

Progression of coronary calcium scores: harder gets the evidence.

n this issue of iJACC, Wong et al. (1) from the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) report on accelerated progression of subclinical atherosclerosis as measured by coronary artery calcification (CAC) in apparently healthy individuals with the metabolic syndrome or diabetes. Limited evidence is available with regards to factors which accelerate progression of CAC and to that extent the ...

Progression of Coronary Calcium and Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events

Matthew J. Budoff, MD,* Rebekah Young, PHD,† Victor A. Lopez, MS,‡ Richard A. Kronmal, PHD,† Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH,*§ ¶# Roger S. Blumenthal, MD,§ Robert C. Detrano, MD, PHD,‡ Diane E. Bild, MD, MPH,** Alan D. Guerci, MD,†† Kiang Liu, PHD,‡‡ Steven Shea, MD,§§ Moyses Szklo, MD, Wendy Post, MD,§ Joao Lima, MD,§ Alain Bertoni, MD, MPH,¶¶ Nathan D. Wong, PHD, MPH‡ Los Angeles and Irvine, Californ...

Altered coronary artery calcium scores before bariatric surgery

INTRODUCTION Obesity is an important cause of cardiovascular disease, especially coronary artery disease. Severely obese patients are particularly prone to this risk. The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is a strong predictor of coronary heart disease and provides incremental information beyond traditional risk factors. We sought to determine the prevalence of abnormally high CAC scores in t...

Coronary Artery Calcium Scores: Current Thinking and Clinical Applications

Most incident coronary disease occurs in previously asymptomatic individuals who were considered to be at a lower risk by traditional screening methods. There is a definite advantage if these individuals could be reclassified into a higher risk category, thereby impacting disease outcomes favorably. Coronary artery calcium scores have been recognized as an independent marker for adverse prognos...

Calcium channel blockers and progression of coronary artery disease.