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Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2008 May;39（3）:492-5. [The clinical application of coronary artery calcification score with 64-slice MDCT in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease]. [Article in Chinese] Ma ES1, Yang ZG, Yu JQ, Li Y, Bai HL, Li ZL. Author information 1Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical value of coronary artery calcification score with 64-slice MDCT in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease （CAD）. METHODS: 96 subjects including 49 with confirmed CAD （CAD group） and 47 asymptomatic people as control group were recruited between May 2006 and December 2006 by the department of radiology in our hospital. The selective coronary angiography was also performed in 30 subjects including 25 with CAD and 5 asymptomatic people and subsequently divided into three groups （< 50%, 50%-75% and > 75% of maximum degree of vessel occlusion）. We investigated the correlation of calcification score （CS） and the maximum degree of vessel occlusion measured by coronary angiography were investigated. RESULTS: The larger CS and more numbers of regions of interest of calcification in the right coronary artery and left anterior descending artery in 96 subjects were observed. The total mean CS of CAD （462 +/- 314） was higher than that of control group （83 +/- 52） （P < 0.001）. There was a moderate correlation between degree of vessel stenosis and CS for individual vessels in patients with positive calcium scan（r = 0. 445, P < 0.01）. CONCLUSION: Although CS measured by MDCT is not an accurate marker of the degree of vessel stenosis in CAD, it can be applied as a screening tool for high risk CAD patients and could greatly reduce the expense on coronary angiography. PMID: 18575351
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