Prevalence of Coronary Artery Calcification in Non‐Contrast Non ECG‐Gated Chest CT Scan of Patients With Significant Stenosis in Conventional Angiography in Comparison to Patients Without Significant Stenosis: A Cross‐Sectional Study
The presence and extent of CAC on non-contrast, non-ECG-gated chest CT scans are correlated with significant coronary artery stenosis on angiography. These findings suggest that CAC assessment on routine chest CT scans can be used as a criterion for risk stratification and determining the need for angiographic evaluation to rule out significant stenosis.
Authors
- Hoda Asefi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-9436)
- Samira Mirzaei
- Golnaz Moradi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1112-459X)
- Abbas Soleimani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-0236)
- Iman Abbaspour
Institutions
- Sina Hospital (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71316
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00