The CHD event rate was lowest at 0.5 (95%CI 0.1-3.6) per 1,000 person-years in patients with 0 risk factors and CAC=0. Among patients with >3 risk factors, the event rate was 3.1 (95%CI 1.0-9.7) in patients with CAC=0 compared with 36.3 (95%CI 17.3-76.1) in patients with CAC >10.

In young patients, there is a strong interplay between CAC…[Read more]