Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Scoring and Treatment Decision Making

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Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology volume6-issue4 articles
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Submitted: October 26, 2019
Published: Dec 4, 2019
DOI: 10.17352/2455-2976.000100
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CAC, CAD, Treatment decision making

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Richard M Fleming*
PhD, MD, FHHI-Omnifi cImaging-Camelot, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Matthew R Fleming
PhD, MD, FHHI-Omnifi cImaging-Camelot, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Tapan K Chaudhuri
MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Abstract

A variety of methods are currently employed qualitatively looking for the presence or absence of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). These tests are limited by that, which they are looking for. In the instance of Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring, CAC scores are looking for the presence or absence of calcium. Not all atherosclerotic CAD has sclerotic lesions. Consequently, a zero or low CAC value does not exclude CAD. This paper represents the importance of clinical decision making when CAC scoring fails to find CAD.

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Fleming, R. M., Fleming, M. R., & Chaudhuri, T. K. (2019). Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Scoring and Treatment Decision Making. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology, 6(4), 092–093. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000100
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