Prognosis at 15 Years After Coronary Artery Calcium Evaluation

People with scores of ≥1000 were 9 times more likely than people with scores of 0 to die within 15 years.

Previous studies have established that a strong relation exists between increasing coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores and additional adverse clinical outcomes. However, most of the literature has been focused on shorter-term prognoses (5-year outcomes). In this single-center observational study, ≥9000 patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) at baseline underwent CAC evaluations from 1996 through 1999.

Mean follow-up duration was 15 years. Unadjusted all-cause mortality increased steadily with progressively higher CAC scores, ranging from 3% (in participants with scores of 0) to 28% (in participants with scores of ≥1000). After adjustment for CAD risk factors, CAC score remained highly predictive of time to all-cause mortality.…

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Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH

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Grant / Research supportColorado Health Foundation

Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH

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Grant / Research supportColorado Health Foundation

Prognosis at 15 Years After Coronary Artery Calcium Evaluation

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