Does combined CAC imaging and assessment of global ASCVD risk help guide personalized SBP goals in adults with an estimated ASCVD risk of 5% to 15% and prehypertension or mild hypertension?
Combined CAC imaging and ASCVD risk assessment may help personalize systolic blood pressure goals in patients with prehypertension or mild hypertension and intermediate ASCVD risk.
Combined CAC imaging and assessment of global ASCVD risk has the potential to guide personalized SBP goals (eg, choosing a traditional goal of 140 or a more intensive goal of 120 mm Hg), particularly among adults with an estimated ASCVD risk of 5% to 15% and prehypertension or mild hypertension.
McEvoy et al. (2016) studied this question.