Prevalence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the General Population

CONCLUSIONS: Using CCTA in a large, random sample of the general population without established disease, we showed that silent coronary atherosclerosis is common in this population. High CAC scores convey a significant probability of substantial stenosis, and 0 CAC does not exclude atherosclerosis, particularly in those at higher baseline risk.PMID:34543072 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055340

Source: Circulation - September 20, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: G öran Bergström Margaretha Persson Martin Adiels Elias Bj örnson Carl Bonander H åkan Ahlström Joakim Alfredsson Oskar Anger ås G öran Berglund Anders Blomberg John Brandberg Mats B örjesson Kerstin Cederlund Ulf de Faire Olov Duvernoy Örjan Ekb Source Type: research