A pooled-analysis of age and sex based coronary artery calcium scores percentiles

Age and sex based coronary artery calcium score (CAC) percentiles have been used to improve coronary artery disease (CAD) risk prediction. However, the main limitation of the CACs percentiles currently in use is that they are often based on single studies. We performed a pooled analysis of all available studies that reported on CAC percentiles, in order to develop more generalizable age and sex nomograms.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - January 26, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Maurice W.J. de Ronde, Amir Khoshiwal, R. Nils Planken, S. Matthijs Boekholdt, Mariette Biemond, Matthew J. Budoff, Bruce Cooil, Paulo A. Lotufo, Isabela M. Bensenor, Yuki Ohmoto-Sekine, Vilmundur Gudnason, Thor Aspelund, Elias Freyr Gudmundsson, Aeilko H Tags: Research paper Source Type: research