Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a highly specific feature of coronary atherosclerosis. On
the basis of single-center and multicenter clinical and population-based studies with short …

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a highly specific marker for coronary atherosclerosis. The
CAC Consortium, a multicenter, retrospective, real-world cohort study, was established to …

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores obtained from CT scans have been shown to be
prognostic in assessment of the risk for development of cardiovascular diseases, facilitating …

While there is no doubt that high risk patients (those with> 20% ten year risk of future
cardiovascular event) need more aggressive preventive therapy, a majority of …

Background Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning has evolved into an important
subclinical prediction method for cardiovascular diseases in asymptomatic subjects …

Primary care physicians often must decide whether statin therapy would be appropriate (in
addition to lifestyle modification) for managing asymptomatic individuals with borderline or …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is caused by atheromatous blockage of coronary vessels
leading to acute coronary events that usually occur when a plaque ruptures and a thrombus …

This expert consensus statement summarizes the available data regarding the prognostic
value of CAC in the asymptomatic population and its ability to refine individual risk …

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a marker of overall coronary atherosclerotic burden in an
individual. As such, it is an important tool in cardiovascular risk stratification and preventive …

Objectives: This study examined a large cohort to assess whether progression of coronary
artery calcium (CAC) was associated with all-cause mortality, and which among 3 different …