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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2018

Qualitative coronary artery calcium assessment on CT lung screening exam helps predict first cardiac events.

Katherine B Malcolm, Danya L Dinwoodey, Michael C Cundiff, Shawn M Regis, Andrea K Borondy Kitts, Christoph Wald, Miranda L Lynch, Wael Al-Husami, Andrea B McKee, Brady J McKee

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Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Katherine B MalcolmDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Danya L DinwoodeyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Michael C CundiffDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Shawn M RegisDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Andrea K Borondy KittsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Christoph WaldDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Miranda L LynchDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Wael Al-HusamiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Andrea B McKeeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Brady J McKeeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center · USLahey Medical Center · USRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

resultsA total of 1,513 individuals underwent CTLS. Downstream data, pre-test cardiac risk factors and CAC scores were available for 88.3% (1,336/1,513). The average length of follow-up was 2.64 (SD ±0.72) years. There were a total of 43 events, occurring in 1.55% (6/386) of patients with mild CAC, 3.24% (11/339) of patients with moderate CAC, and 8.90% (26/292) of patients with marked CAC. There were no events among patients with no reported CAC (0/319). Using multivariable logistic modeling, the increased odds of an initial cardiac event was 2.56 (95% CI, 1.76-3.92, P<0.001) for mild CAC, 6.57 (95% CI, 3.10-15.4, P<0.001) for moderate CAC, and 16.8 (95% CI, 5.46-60.3, P<0.001) for marked CAC, as compared to individuals with no CAC. Time to event analysis showed distinct differences among the four CAC categories (P<0.001).

conclusionsQualitative coronary artery calcification scoring of CTLS exams may provide a novel method to help select individuals at elevated risk for an initial cardiac event.

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2012 through August 262014 with follow-up through December 312015 were retrospectively reviewed. Correlations were assessed through multivariable logistic regression modeling and time to event analysisBackground: Qualitative assessment of coronary artery calcium (CAC) burden on CT lung screening (CTLS) exams offers an opportunity to improve cardiac risk stratification among millions of current and former heavy smokers at no additional cost or radiation exposure.cancer screeningCoronary artery disease (CAD)lung cancerMethods: Qualitative CAC scores and subsequent myocardial infarction or revascularization (cardiac events) among individuals undergoing CTLS at our institution from January 1multi-detector computed tomographymyocardial infarction

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