📉 Low Risk ≠ No Risk: CAC 🧠 Adds Predictive Power
Dr RR Baliga's "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast
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🚨 New Study Alert 🩺
Think you're low-risk? Think again. This MESA study shows that even "low-risk" individuals may harbor hidden coronary artery calcium (CAC) — and it matters.
📈 Adding CAC scoring significantly improved ASCVD risk prediction, reclassifying up to 18% into statin-eligible groups.
🧠 Implication? Precision prevention may start with a scan.
🔗 Read in American Journal of Preventive Cardiology: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101329
#Cardiology #CAC #RiskStratification #MESA #PreventiveCardiology #PrecisionMedicine #StatinDecisions