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Correlation of coronary calcification and angiographically documented stenoses in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: results of 1,764 patients

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Haberl, Ralph, Becker, Alexander, Leber, Alexander, Knez, Andreas, Becker, Christoph, Lang, Christine, Brüning, Roland, Reiser, Maximilian, Steinbeck, Gerhard·2001·Journal of the American College of Cardiology
DOI 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)01119-0
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Objectives This study correlated the electron beam computed tomographic (EBCT) calcium scores with the results of coronary angiography in symptomatic patients in order to assess its value to predict or exclude significant coronary artery disease (CAD).Background Electron beam computed tomography is a sensitive method to detect coronary calcium. However, it is unclear whether it may play a role as a filter before invasive procedures in symptomatic patients.Methods A total of 1,764 patients (1,225 men and 539 women) with suspected CAD from a single center were included in our study. All patients underwent calcium screening with EBCT (C150XP Imatron) and conventional coronary angiography.Results Fifty-six percent of men and 47% of women revealed significant coronary stenoses (> or =50%). Total exclusion of coronary calcium (14% of the study group) was associated with an extremely low probability of stenosis (<1%). With calcium scores > or =20th, > or =100th or > or =75th percentile of age groups, the sensitivity to detect stenoses decreased to 97%, 93% and 81%, respectively, in men and to 98%, 82% and 76%, respectively, in women. At the same time, the specificity increased up to 77% in men and women. There was a significant difference in coronary calcium between men and women in all age groups; however, receiver-operating characteristic curves indicated that the test can be performed with equal accuracy in all of these subgroups.Conclusions Calcium screening with EBCT is a highly sensitive and moderately specific test to predict stenotic disease. Exclusion of coronary calcium defines a substantial subgroup of patients, albeit symptomatic, with a very low probability of significant stenoses.

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Authors
Haberl, R., Becker, A., Leber, A., Knez, A., Becker, C., Lang, C., Brüning, R., Reiser, M., & Steinbeck, G.
Affiliations
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Corresponding author
Haberl, Ralph
ORCID
Venue
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-02
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
451-457
ISSN
0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0735-1097(00)01119-0
OpenAlex
W1965053385
Cited by
472
References
53
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FWCI
17.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
University of Minnesota
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Coronary Artery Anomalies
Keywords
coronary artery calcification, electron beam computed tomography, calcium scoring, coronary artery disease, coronary artery stenosis, coronary angiography, diagnostic accuracy, sex differences, symptomatic patients
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Calcinosis, Coronary Artery Disease, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, ROC Curve, Sex Factors, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Coronary Angiography

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