Occult coronary artery disease in middle-aged sportsmen with a low cardiovascular risk score: The Measuring Athletes Risk of Cardiovascular Events (MARC) study

Conclusions
Coronary CT detects occult CAD in almost one in five asymptomatic sportsmen aged ≥45 years after a normal SME that included resting and bicycle exercise ECG. CACS reveals most of the relevant CAD with limited additional value of contrast-enhanced CCTA. The NNS in order to prevent one cardiovascular event compares favourably to that of other screening tests.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - September 19, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Braber, T. L., Mosterd, A., Prakken, N. H., Rienks, R., Nathoe, H. M., Mali, W. P., Doevendans, P. A., Backx, F. J., Bots, M. L., Grobbee, D. E., Velthuis, B. K. Tags: Original scientific paper Source Type: research