ReviewJACC. Cardiovascular imaging2015
Coronary artery calcium scanning: past, present, and future.
Review in JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 140 papers.
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Dapagliflozin Effects on Coronary Calcium and Epicardial Fat Assessed by Cardiotomography
Open the trial in the graphFunctional and Anatomical Testing in Intermediate Risk Chest Pain Patients With Severe Coronary Calcium Score
Who cites it
140 citing papers in PubMed, 294 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Association of Coronary Artery Calcification With Subsequent Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in Type 1 Diabetes: The DCCT/EDIC Trials.JACC. Cardiovascular imaging · 2019Trial
- Comparative analysis of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T for their association with coronary computed tomography-assessed calcium scoring represented by the Agatston score.European journal of medical research · 2017Trial
- Ischemic Risk in Patients with Zero Coronary Artery Calcium Undergoing Stress PET/CT Testing.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Association Between Neutrophil-to-High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Ratio and Coronary Artery Calcium: A Cross-Sectional Study.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Waist Circumference Modifies the Association Between a Deep Learning-Derived Retinal Biomarker and Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Asymptomatic Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- C-Reactive Protein-Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: A Prospective Cohort Analysis.Clinical cardiology · 2026Observational
- DINO-LG: Enhancing vision transformers with label guidance for coronary artery calcium detection.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2026Article
- Electrocardiogram-based deep learning score for coronary artery calcification reclassifies cardiovascular risk and identifies screening candidates.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
- Beyond the heart: prevalence and implications of extra-coronary findings in coronary CT angiography: a retrospective study.European radiology · 2026Article
- Association of Thoracic Aortic Calcification with All-Cause Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.Current medical science · 2026Article
- Sex-Specific Coronary Artery Calcium Score Threshold Predictive of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions · 2026Article
- A Framework for Cross-Domain Generalization in Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Across Gated and Non-Gated Computed Tomography.AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science · 2026Article
- Clinical Applications of Cardiac Computed Tomography: A Focused Review for the Clinical Cardiologists.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- The quality of patient decision aids for lung cancer screening: Results from an environmental scan.Cancer · 2025Review
- Beyond Traditional Risk Calculators: The Expanding Role of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in Preventive Cardiology.Cureus · 2025Review
- Coronary Artery Calcium for Risk Stratification of Heart Failure Mortality: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium.Journal of cardiac failure · 2025Article
- Non-invasive screening for coronary artery disease: current perspectives, patient, public health and ethical considerations in evaluating symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.Internal medicine journal · 2025Review
- Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis.Open heart · 2025Article
- Feasibility analysis of non-electrocardiogram-triggered chest low-dose computed tomography using a kV-independent reconstruction algorithm for predicting cardiovascular disease risk in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Updates on CAD risk assessment: using the coronary artery calcium score in combination with traditional risk factors.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2025Review
80 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Coronary artery calcium scanning (CAC) has emerged as the most robust predictor of coronary events in the asymptomatic primary prevention population, particularly in the intermediate-risk cohort. Every study has demonstrated its superiority to risk factor-based paradigms, e.g., the Framingham Risk Score, with outcome-based net reclassification indexes ranging from 52.0% to 65.6% in the intermediate-risk, 34.0% to 35.8% in the high-risk, and 11.6% to 15.0% in the low-risk cohorts. CAC improves medication and lifestyle adherence and is cost-effective in specified populations, with the ability to effectively stratify the number needed to treat and scan for different therapeutic strategies and patient cohorts. Data have emerged clearly demonstrating the worse prognosis associated with increasing CAC on serial scans, suggesting a potential role for evaluating residual risk and treatment success or failure. CAC is also strongly associated with the development of stroke and congestive heart failure.
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