Coronary artery calcification and coronary atherosclerotic disease

Ramil Goel; Pankaj Garg; Stephan Achenbach; Abha Gupta; Jeremy J Song; Nathan D Wong; Leslee J Shaw; Jagat Narula

doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2011.10.001

Coronary artery calcification and coronary atherosclerotic disease

Cardiol Clin. 2012 Feb;30(1):19-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2011.10.001. Epub 2011 Dec 6.

Authors

Ramil Goel¹, Pankaj Garg, Stephan Achenbach, Abha Gupta, Jeremy J Song, Nathan D Wong, Leslee J Shaw, Jagat Narula

Affiliation

¹ Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA.

PMID: 22304947
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2011.10.001

Abstract

The presence of coronary artery calcium is closely associated with the presence of atherosclerotic lesions in the coronary vasculature. Detection of coronary calcium by imaging techniques has evolved over the last few decades and has become especially more sophisticated with advanced imaging technology. Whereas the status of coronary artery calcium as a marker of increased cardiovascular risk is well established, the indication for testing continues to be a topic of debate.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Care / economics
Aortic Diseases / ethnology
Aortic Diseases / mortality
Aortic Diseases / pathology
Calcium / metabolism
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Disease / ethnology
Coronary Artery Disease / mortality
Coronary Artery Disease / pathology*
Coronary Vessels / metabolism
Costs and Cost Analysis
Emergency Service, Hospital / economics
Female
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome / ethnology
Metabolic Syndrome / mortality
Metabolic Syndrome / pathology
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Racial Groups*
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Vascular Calcification / ethnology
Vascular Calcification / mortality
Vascular Calcification / pathology*
Young Adult

Substances

Calcium