Letter to the Editor in response to Nous et al. 2020

We were interested to read Nous et al. ’s1 recent article which described the prognostic benefits of using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to identify subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The addition of the calcium score and CCTA resulted in the re-classification of 47 pa tients’ cardiovascular risk stratification score. Twenty-eight of these moved up in classification with eight becoming very high-risk due to obstructive CAD. Initiation of secondary prevention (statin therapy) in these patients was concluded to be beneficial.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research