Predictive Value of Age- and Sex-Specific Nomograms of Global Plaque Burden on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Major Cardiac Events [Coronary Artery Disease]

Conclusions— We have developed clinically pragmatic age- and sex-specific nomograms of CAD prevalence using coronary computed tomography angiography findings. Global plaque burden measured using SIS% is predictive of cardiac events independent of traditional risk assessment. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01443637.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - March 14, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Naoum, C., Berman, D. S., Ahmadi, A., Blanke, P., Gransar, H., Narula, J., Shaw, L. J., Kritharides, L., Achenbach, S., Al-Mallah, M. H., Andreini, D., Budoff, M. J., Cademartiri, F., Callister, T. Q., Chang, H.-J., Chinnaiyan, K., Chow, B., Cury, R. C., Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Imaging, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research