Association of coronary artery calcium score with cardiovascular events: a retrospective study
CACS is a significant independent predictor of mortality and MACE in symptomatic patients, with the strongest discriminative power in males and those with hypertension. These findings support the utility of CACS for risk stratification and early identification of high-risk individuals in clinical practice.
Authors
- Jun Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3038-0206)
- Guifang Li
- Wenbo Yin
- Xun Yu
Institutions
- Second Hospital of Yichang (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/qims-2025-549
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00