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REPORTING THE PRESENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM IN THE FINAL IMPRESSION OF NON-GATED CT CHEST SCANS INCREASES APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION OF STATINS

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Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring based on gated non-contrast cardiac computed tomography is a validated risk marker of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Reporting of CAC on non-gated CT chest… Click to show full abstract

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring based on gated non-contrast cardiac computed tomography is a validated risk marker of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Reporting of CAC on non-gated CT chest (NGCT) scans and the impact on medical therapy is not well studied. A retrospective cohort

Keywords: artery calcium; coronary artery; gated chest; non gated

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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