Association between cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery disease assessed using CAD-RADS classification: a cross-sectional study in Romanian population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the association between cardiovascular risk factors and Coronary Artery Disease-Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) score in the Romanian population. CAD-RADS is a new, standardised method to assess coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary CT angiography (CCTA).

Design

A cross-sectional observational, patient-based study.

Setting

Referred imaging centre for CAD in Transylvania, Romania.

Participants

We retrospectively reviewed 674 patients who underwent CCTA between January 2017 and August 2018. The exclusion criteria included: previously known CAD, defined as prior myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (n=91), cardiac CT for other than evaluation of possibl

SUBMITTER: Popa LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6955553 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature