Pre-test probability estimation of coronary artery disease can be improved by adding an acoustic-based risk score.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) 2021 Chest Pain Guidelines introduced a new pre-test probability (PTP) model for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). The model recommends a 15 % risk cut-off for referral for further testing. Whether addition of a risk score measured from acoustic detection of coronary turbulence obtained by the noninvasive device CADScor®System (CAD-score) improves the AHA/ACC-PTP capability to assign the correct risk category has not been tested.

Methods

Patients with symptoms suggestive of CAD referred for coronary CT angiography and undergoing a same-day CAD-score were included. PTP was calculated based on sex, age, and symptoms. All patients with suspected stenosis on CT angiography were referred f

SUBMITTER: Bjerking LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11999282 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature