Overcoming Barriers to Implementation: Improving Incidental Coronary Calcium Reporting on Non-EKG Gated Chest CT Scans

The 2018 AHA/ACC Multisociety Blood Cholesterol Guideline1 states that the use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring is reasonable to inform statin therapy decision-making in those borderline or intermediate-risk patients with uncertainty about the need for statin therapy after consideration of risk-enhancing factors. The basis for its use rests on its ability to improve discrimination and reclassify risk as compared to that derived from risk equations based on traditional atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors.

Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - April 23, 2024 Category: Lipidology Authors: Jelani K. Grant, Amjad Bokhari, Aysswarya Manoharan, Margaret Koester, Michael Dangl, Miguel Martillo, Seamus P. Whelton, Seth S. Martin, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michael J. Blaha, David Eng, Joel Fishman, Carl E. Orringer Tags: Original Research Source Type: research