Race- and Sex-Specific Age at Which Coronary Artery Calcium Becomes Detectable Among Young Adults
The age at which CAC becomes detectable in young adults varies substantially by race, sex, and the number of ASCVD risk factors. Earlier initiation of CAC scans may be indicated in select subgroups at greater risk of premature atherosclerosis.
Authors
- Michael Joseph Blaha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-9683)
- John A. Rumberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5018-2832)
- Albert D. Osei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3901-0471)
- Zeina Dardari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6026-3329)
- Leslee J. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1268-1491)
- João A.C. Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-6995)
- Ellen Boakye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-9487)
- Michael D. Miedema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0499-5810)
- David R. Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7232-0543)
- Alan Rozanski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-4890)
- Omar Dzaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9483-3510)
- Yvette Yeboah-Kordieh
- Khurram Nasir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5376-2269)
- Matthew Jay Budoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9616-1946)
- Daniel S. Berman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-9578)
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Mount Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- Medical Imaging Applications (United States) (US)
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (US)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
- MedStar Health (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circimaging.124.016599
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.44