Age‐ and Sex‐Specific Distribution and Reference Values of Coronary Artery Calcium in a Large Asymptomatic Japanese Cohort
This study provides the first large-scale, age- and sex-specific CAC reference values for a healthy Japanese population. The generated percentile curves offer a practical tool for clinicians to immediately assess a patient's CAC burden relative to their peers, underscoring that using foreign-derived thresholds is inappropriate for risk stratification in Japan.
Authors
- H. Takagi
- Kei Takase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-9942)
- Masaharu HIRANO
- Kensuke Nishimiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4518-6458)
- Junichi TAGUCHI
- Hideki Ota
- Taku Obara
- Takashi Asano
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital (US)
- Tohoku University Hospital (JP)
- University of Yamanashi Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.125.046403
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 63.85