The value of coronary calcium score in predicting clinical outcomes in patients with chronic coronary syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery atherosclerosis and calcification are the precursors to the development of coronary artery disease and its complications. Coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) is useful as a risk-stratification tool in coronary artery disease.

Objective

The current study was designed to identify the relationship between CACS and major adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Methods

The study was conducted on 435 patients with stable ischemic heart disease. The patients were classified into two groups according to their coronary artery calcium score (CACS): group I (n = 220 patients), whose calcium score was mild to moderate (< 400), and group II (n = 215 patients), whose calcium score was high (≥ 400). All patients

SUBMITTER: Elnagar B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484115 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature