Thoracic Aortic Calcium Adds Prognostic Value to CAC Score
In a patient with a CAC score of 0, risk level may be bumped up by the presence of extracoronary calcium, one expert says.
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In a patient with a CAC score of 0, risk level may be bumped up by the presence of extracoronary calcium, one expert says.
“We do have to generate the evidence for doing this and . . . the value-based argument for doing this,” Andrew Choi says.
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