Recommendations include: Class IIa Measurement of Coronary Artery calcification is reasonable for cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic adults at intermediate risk (10% to 20% 10-year risk). Class IIb Measurement of Coronary Artery calcification may be reasonable for cardiovascular risk assessment in persons at low to intermediate risk (6% to 10% 10-year risk). Class IIb Measurement of Coronary Artery calcification is reasonable for cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic adults with diabetes, 40 years and older.
AUTHOR
A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Developed in Collaboration With the American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
REFERENCE
J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 56(25): e50-103.
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