Standardized reporting systems for computed tomography coronary angiography and calcium scoring: A real-world validation of CAD-RADS and CAC-DRS in patients with stable chest pain

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Authors

Michelle C. Williams · British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science

Alastair J. Moss · University of Edinburgh

Marc R. Dweck · British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science

Amanda Hunter · University of Edinburgh

Tania Pawade · University of Edinburgh

Philip D Adamson · University of Otago

Anoop Shah

Abstract

Patients with higher CAC-DRS and CAD-RADS scores were at increased risk of subsequent fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction. This confirms that the classification provides additional prognostic discrimination for future coronary heart disease events.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiation Dose and Imaging Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 3-11

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2019.07.010

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