Utility of coronary artery calcium in refining 10-year ASCVD risk prediction using a Thai CV risk score.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning is a valuable additional tool for calculating the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. We aimed to determine if a CAC score could improve performance of a Thai CV risk score in prediction of 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk for asymptomatic patients with CV risk factors.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study that enrolled asymptomatic patients with CV risk factors who underwent CAC scans between 2005 and 2013. The patients were classified as low-, intermediate-, or high-risk (<10%, 10%-<20%, and ≥20%, respectively) of having ASCVD within 10-years based on a Thai CV risk score. In each patient, CAC score was considered as a categorical variable (0, 1-99, and ≥100) and natural-log variable to a

SUBMITTER: Tiansuwan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10652894 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature