Influence of symptomatic status on the prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with zero calcium score

K Akram, RE O'Donnell, S King, HR Superko… - Atherosclerosis, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: CAC has been used to predict obstructive CAD on invasive coronary
angiography. However, it is unknown how the prevalence of obstructive CAD in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] The atherosclerosis profile by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in symptomatic patients with coronary artery calcium score zero

G Feuchtner, C Beyer, F Barbieri, P Spitaler, W Dichtl… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Whether it is safe to exclude coronary artery disease (CAD) in symptomatic
patients with coronary artery calcium score (CACS 0), is an open debate. To compare …

A zero coronary artery calcium score in patients with stable chest pain is associated with a good prognosis, despite risk of non-calcified plaques

X Wang, EPV Le, NK Rajani, NJ Hudson-Peacock… - Open …, 2019 - openheart.bmj.com
Objectives To estimate the prevalence of non-calcified coronary artery disease (CAD) in
patients with suspected stable angina and a zero coronary artery calcification (CAC) score …

Prevalence and predictors of atherosclerosis in symptomatic patients with zero calcium score

M Alqarqaz, M Zaidan, MH Al-Mallah - Academic radiology, 2011 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Absence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in symptomatic
patients is associated with a very low risk of adverse cardiovascular events. However …

Negative calcium score and the presence of obstructive coronary lesions in patients with intermediate CAD probability

M Sosnowski, P Pysz, L Szymański, A Gola… - International journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
We intended to estimate how the zero coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in symptomatic
patients with intermediate probability of coronary artery disease predicts the absence of …

Coronary calcium score and computed tomography coronary angiography in high-risk asymptomatic subjects: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and prevalence of …

F Cademartiri, E Maffei, A Palumbo, S Seitun… - European …, 2010 - Springer
Objectives The aim of the study was to compare the coronary artery calcium score (CACS)
and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) for the assessment of non …

Incremental prognostic value of coronary artery calcium score versus CT angiography among symptomatic patients without known coronary artery disease

E Hulten, MS Bittencourt, B Ghoshhajra, D O'Leary… - Atherosclerosis, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the prognostic value and test characteristics of coronary artery
calcium (CAC) score for the identification of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in …

Does coronary calcium score zero reliably rule out coronary artery disease in low-to-intermediate risk patients? A coronary CTA study

T Senoner, F Plank, C Beyer, C Langer, K Birkl… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Objective was to assess if coronary calcium score (CCS) zero (< 1.0 AU)
reliably rules out coronary artery disease (CAD) by coronary CTA; and if a difference …

Prognostic significance of calcified plaque among symptomatic patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease

S Shah, N Bellam, J Leipsic, DS Berman… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Springer
Background Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a well-established predictor of clinical
outcomes for population screening. Limited evidence is available as to its predictive value in …

The absence of coronary artery calcification does not rule out the presence of significant coronary artery disease in Asian patients with acute chest pain

YE Yoon, SA Chang, SII Choi, EJ Chun, YS Cho… - The international journal …, 2012 - Springer
The absence of coronary artery calcification (CAC) has been used to as an indication to rule
out significant coronary artery disease (CAD). However, diagnostic usefulness of 'zero …