Coronary Artery Calcium as an Independent Surrogate Marker in the Risk Assessment of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and an Intermediate Pretest Likelihood for Coronary Artery Disease Admitted to a German Chest Pain Unit

ConclusionsApart from modified GRACE score, overall correlations between risk scores and calcium burden, as well as revascularization rates during index stay, were low. By contrast, the determination of CS may be used as an additional surrogate marker in risk stratification in AF patients with intermediate pretest likelihood for CAD admitted to a CPU.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - March 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Frank Breuckmann, Jan Olligs, Liane Hinrichs, Matthias Koopmann, Michael Lichtenberg, Dirk Böse, Dieter Fischer, Lars Eckardt, Johannes Waltenberger, J. Lee Garvey Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research