Relation between coronary calcium and 10-year risk scores in primary prevention patients

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Dec 15;92(12):1471-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.08.064.

Abstract

In 380 patients, coronary calcifications were quantified by electron beam tomography and compared with the predicted 10-year cardiovascular event risk determined by the Framingham equation, Adult Treatment Panel III tables, and the PROCAM algorithm. The correlation between the amount of calcium and the predicted cardiac event risk was low (correlation coefficient range 0.19 to 0.28). The assessment of coronary calcium may thus potentially yield information that is additive to the analysis of traditional risk factors.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Algorithms*
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Primary Prevention
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • United States / epidemiology