Coronary atherosclerosis scoring with semiquantitative CCTA risk scores for prediction of major adverse cardiac events: A propensity score-based analysis of diabetic and non-diabetic patients

We aimed to compare semiquantitative coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) risk scores – which score presence, extent, composition, stenosis and/or location of coronary artery disease (CAD) – and their prognostic value between patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM). Risk scores derived from general chest-pain populations are often challenging to apply in DM patients, bec ause of numerous confounders.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research