No-Charge Coronary Artery Calcium Screening for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Sep 8;76(10):1259-1262. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.06.077.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ University Hospitals, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
² University Hospitals, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: sanjay.rajagopalan@uhhospitals.org.

PMID: 32883418
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.06.077

No abstract available

Keywords: community benefit; coronary artery calcium; no-cost imaging; risk stratification.

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcium
Cohort Studies
Coronary Angiography / economics*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / economics
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Female
Health Expenditures*
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Male
Mass Screening / economics*
Mass Screening / methods
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment / economics
Risk Assessment / methods
Vascular Calcification / diagnostic imaging*
Vascular Calcification / economics*
Vascular Calcification / therapy

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Calcium