Coronary Artery Calcification on Non-Cardiac Gated CT Thorax Scans: A Single Tertiary Centre Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the 2024 ESC Guidelines provide guidance on utilising incidental CAC findings from non-gated CT scans to enhance risk stratification and guide treatment decisions, there remain gaps in detailed protocols for managing such incidental findings, particularly in inpatient settings. An incidental finding of CAC in a patient without known atherosclerosis provides an opportunity to assess cardiac risk, promote risk factor optimisation and evaluate need for further cardiac work up. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of incidental coronary artery calcification on non-cardiac dedicated gated CT thorax scans among general medical inpatients and to evaluate the subsequent management of these findings.

Methods

This was a single-centre retrospective observ

SUBMITTER: Doyle RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12734173 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature