The Relationship Between Fluoroscopically Detected Coronary Artery Calcification and Coronary Artery Disease

In one research the predictive accuracy of CAC in asymptomatic male patients was very high (100% for CAD and 92% for clinically significant CAD) Fluroscopically calcification finding confirmed the presence of already existing significant stenosis on the coronary artery or a high risk for hemodynamic...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013-10, Vol.62 (18), p.C72-C73
Main Authors: Boduroğlu, Yalçın, Dokumacı, Barbaros, Erzurum, Yusuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calcification
Calcification (ectopic)
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary artery
Coronary artery disease
Coronary vessels
Heart diseases
Internal Medicine
Studies
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Summary:In one research the predictive accuracy of CAC in asymptomatic male patients was very high (100% for CAD and 92% for clinically significant CAD) Fluroscopically calcification finding confirmed the presence of already existing significant stenosis on the coronary artery or a high risk for hemodynamic disorder in another study. (Table 4) Fluorocopically detected CAC was found to have a correlation with many findings of CAD so maybe in the future that will be more common in screening asymptomatic patients in outpatient clinics.Conclusions Our study showed that fluoroscopically detected CAC was easy and confidential method to screen many patients. CAD positive CAD negative Total Calcification positive 77 (81,9%) 17 (18,1%) 94 (27,8%) Calcification negative 135 (55,3%) 109 (44,7%) 244 (72,2%) Total 212 (62,7 %) 126 (37,3%) 338 (100%) Pearson chi-Square value: 20,515, p
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.228