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. 2023 Nov 1;183(11):1269-1270.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3317.

Incidental Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest CT in Persons Without Known Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Matthew C Tattersall  1 , Robyn L McClelland  2 , Prashant Nagpal  3 , Roderick Deaño  1 , Michael J Blaha  4 , James H Stein  1
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Incidental Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest CT in Persons Without Known Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Matthew C Tattersall et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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This cross-sectional study examines the expected prevalence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) on chest computed tomography (CT) in people without clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) by age, sex, and race and ethnicity.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr McClelland reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during the conduct of the study. Dr Nagpal reported receiving consulting fees from GE Healthcare Consultant outside the submitted work. Dr Blaha reported receiving grants from the NIH, the American Heart Association, the US Food and Drug Administration, Novo Nordisk, Bayer, and Amgen and personal fees from the Roche Advisory Board, Boehringer Ingelheim Advisory Board, Vectura Advisory Board, 89Bio Advisory Board, and Agepha Advisory Board outside the submitted work. Dr Stein reported receiving grants from the NIH during the conduct of the study and consulting fees from Lilly DSMB, Silence Therapeutics DSMB, Novartis DSMB, and UpToDate book chapter outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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  • doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3250

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