Toufik Abdul-Rahman, Zarah Sophia Blake Bliss, Ileana Lizano-Jubert, Maria Jimena Salas Muñoz, Neil Garg, Vamsi Krishna Pachchipulusu, Patrick Ashinze, Goshen David Miteu, Rusab Baig, Dhuha Abdulraheem Omar, Marwa M Badawy, Syed Muhammad Awais Bukhari, Andrew Awuah Wireko, Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Oday Atallah, Hassan A Mahmoud, Wesam Aldosoky, Shady Abohashem
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) represents a persistent global health menace, particularly prevalent in Eastern European nations. Often asymptomatic until its advanced stages, CAD can precipitate life-threatening events like myocardial infarction or stroke. While conventional risk factors provide some insight into CAD risk, their predictive accuracy is suboptimal. Amidst this, Coronary Calcium Scoring (CCS), facilitated by non-invasive computed tomography (CT), emerges as a superior diagnostic modality. By quantifying calcium deposits in coronary arteries, CCS serves as a robust indicator of atherosclerotic burden, thus refining risk stratification and guiding therapeutic interventions...
January 5, 2024: Current Problems in Cardiology