Coronary Risk Assessment and Arterial Age Calculation Using Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring and the Framingham Risk Score

Kerut, Edmund Kenneth

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01407.x

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“…While identified CV risk factors lead to development of CAD, they are not atherosclerosis per se . To the contrary, coronary artery calcium (CAC) is coronary artery atherosclerosis, as the atherosclerotic process is the only known cause of CAC development .…”

Section: Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Ascvd Riskmentioning

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“…Acquisition of a CACS is performed with CT, exposing the patient to ionizing radiation . Exposure is on the order of 1 mSv.…”

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“…In comparison, the usual radiation dose of a chest X‐ray is 0.02–0.1 mSv and a chest CT about 7 mSv. The average environmental exposure yearly in the United States is on the order of 3–5 mSv …”

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Coronary risk assessment using traditional risk factors with CT coronary artery calcium scoring in clinical practice

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Echocardiography

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As coronary artery calcium (CAC) is atherosclerosis and not just a marker of cardiovascular (CV) disease, measurement of a patient's coronary artery calcium score (CACS) is a strong predictor of risk. Clinically performed in asymptomatic patients, the CACS, along with several CV risk factors, namely age, sex, ethnicity, diabetes, tobacco use, family history, cholesterol level, blood pressure, and use of cholesterol or hypertensive medications, provide a predictive model of 10 year risk for CV events. A smartphone "App" makes this quick to obtain and use. This helps the clinician in making recommendations for both lifestyle changes and statin therapy. Those patients in which the most benefit occur from measurement of a CACS are those at an intermediate CV risk. Measurement of the CACS has become an integral part of the clinician's assessment of a patient's CV risk and for guiding preventative therapies.

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“…Acquisition of a CACS is performed with CT, exposing the patient to ionizing radiation . Exposure is on the order of 1 mSv.…”

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Coronary risk assessment using traditional risk factors with CT coronary artery calcium scoring in clinical practice

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Hall

Turner³

et al. 2018

Echocardiography

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“…13 It also appears that more severe forms of NAFLD appear to herald the development of CAC, independent of other risk factors. [15][16][17][18] Of all current methods used to improve evaluation of CV risk in patients with a calculated intermediate risk profile, CAC may be the most useful. 12 Using CT for calculation of the Agatston CAC Score is a way to help assess one's risk of a clinical coronary event.…”

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Diagnosis of fatty liver by computed tomography coronary artery calcium score

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may range from simple steatosis to fibrosis and cirrhosis. It is associated with the development of coronary artery calcification and appears to be an independent predictor of future adverse cardiovascular events. As the presence of a fatty liver appears to portray an independent increased risk, it may be beneficial to note this on coronary artery calcium scoring reports. Determination of fatty liver is relatively easy to perform. We discuss the method used by the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study for determination of fatty liver from CT coronary artery calcium scoring acquisitions, which may be implemented in clinical analysis.

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“…Assessment of risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and primary cardiovascular (CV) disease prevention makes up a significant part of a clinician's daily practice. We present several clinical cases in which measurement of the computed tomography (CT) coronary artery calcium score (CACS), in conjunction with traditional measures of CV risk with use of the pooled cohort risk equations (PCE), were used to help facilitate the clinician‐patient discussion as to assessment of CV risk and recommendations for therapy …”

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Coronary risk assessment using traditional risk factors with computed tomography coronary artery calcium scoring: Illustrative cases

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A patient's coronary artery calcium score (CACS) is a strong independent predictor of cardiovascular risk. Used in conjunction with traditional measures of risk, the CACS helps the clinician discuss cardiovascular (CV) risk and recommend therapies with the patient. We present several cases in which measurement of the CACS and traditional risk factors were used to help guide the clinician-patient conversation and guide therapies.

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Coronary Risk Assessment and Arterial Age Calculation Using Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring and the Framingham Risk Score

Abstract: (Echocardiography 2011;28:686‐693)

Cited by 9 publications

References 99 publications

Coronary risk assessment using traditional risk factors with CT coronary artery calcium scoring in clinical practice

Coronary risk assessment using traditional risk factors with CT coronary artery calcium scoring in clinical practice

Diagnosis of fatty liver by computed tomography coronary artery calcium score

Coronary risk assessment using traditional risk factors with computed tomography coronary artery calcium scoring: Illustrative cases

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