Does Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) improve prediction of first coronary events beyond traditional risk factors and CACS in individuals at risk?
CCTA provides modest incremental prognostic value over traditional risk factors and CACS for predicting first coronary events.
Information on coronary atherosclerosis from CCTA modestly improved risk prediction beyond traditional risk factors and CACS in identifying individuals at risk of coronary events and in need of primary prevention.
Bergström et al. (Sun,) studied this question.
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