Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 160-161 , December 2007

The power of nothing: the zero calcium score

  • Allen J. Taylor, MD, COL MC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 2, Room 4A34, Washington DC, 20307-5001
    • ,
  • Jennifer Raggi, M.Ed.

      Affiliations

    • Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
    • ,
  • Paolo Raggi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

References 

  1. Greenland P, Bonow RO, Brundage BH, Budoff MJ, Eisenberg MJ, Grundy SM, et al. ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical expert consensus document on coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography in global cardiovascular risk assessment and in evaluation of patients with chest pain: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography) developed in collaboration with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;49:378–402
  2. Budoff MJ, Achenbach S, Blumenthal RS, Carr JJ, Goldin JG, Greenland P, et al. Assessment of coronary artery disease by cardiac computed tomography: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Committee on Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, and Committee on Cardiac Imaging, Council on Clinical Cardiology. Circulation. 2006;114:1761–1791
  3. Grundy SM, Cleeman JI, Merz CN, Brewer HB, Clark LT, Hunninghake DB, et al. Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004;44:720–732
  4. Shareghi S, Ahmadi N, Young E, Gopal A, Liu ST, Budoff MJ. Prognostic significance of zero coronary calcium scores on cardia CT. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2007;155–159
  5. Lloyd-Jones DM, Wilson PW, Larson MG, Beiser A, Leip EP, D’Agostino RB, et al. Framingham risk score and prediction of lifetime risk for coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2004;94:20–24

 The opinions or assertions herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

PII: S1934-5925(07)00290-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.10.004

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 160-161 , December 2007

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution