Utilizing the coronary artery calcium score to predict coronary artery disease in individuals with presumed cardiac symptoms: A diagnostic study
A CAC score of ≥109 effectively identifies significant CAD, while a score < 133 strongly excludes severe stenosis. These findings support CAC scoring as a valuable rule-out tool in symptomatic patients over 40 without known CAD, aiding clinical decision-making. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06311071).
Authors
- Mohammad javad Mehdizadeh Parizi
- Reza Heydarzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4013-4348)
- Reza Golchin Vafa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-5185)
- Nazanin Hosseini
- Hourshad Zarifkar
- Houyar Zarifkar
- Hooman Zarifkar
- Mohammad Montaseri
- Javad Kojuri
- Masood Dindari
Institutions
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research and Practice
- Published
- 2026-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2026.100745
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00