Coronary CT Calcium Scoring: Who Benefits and Who Does Not

This simple screening test should be used only to identify asymptomatic individuals at increased cardiovascular risk

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Coronary computed tomagraphy (CT) calcium scoring is a test used to determine whether an individual with no symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD) has areas of calcified plaque in their coronary arteries.

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