Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease | AAFP

This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to improve the website and provide more personalized services to you, both on this website and through other media. To find out more, please see our Privacy Policy. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS What Physicians Need to Know HIU YING JOANNA CHOI, MD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Am Fam Physician. 2022;106(1):93-94 Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships. CHD = coronary heart disease; CVD = cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessment can identify high-risk patients who are likely to benefit from pharmacologic therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Additionally, it can prevent overtreatment of low-risk patients. Clinical risk scores based on traditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as the Pooled Cohort Equations, may overestimate or underestimate ASCVD risk.1 Optimal

Enlarge Print Test Indication Population Cost Coronary artery calcium scoring CHD and CVD risk stratification to determine need for statin and aspirin therapy for primary prevention Adults with intermediate 10-year atherosclerotic CVD risk (5% to 20%) $100 11 CHD = coronary heart disease; CVD = cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessment can identify high-risk patients who are likely to benefit from pharmacologic therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Additionally, it can prevent overtreatment of low-risk patients. Clinical ri

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