Ethnicity should be included as a risk factor for coronary artery calcium score

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2022 Aug 8;21(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12933-022-01587-5.

Abstract

Coronary artery calcium score (CACs) is a measurement of calcification in coronary arteries using a computed tomography scan. It has a predictive role for future myocardial infarction thus it aids in cardiovascular risk assessment and physician decision making. Multiple risk factors have been attributed to coronary artery calcification including age, male gender and ethnicity. Herein, we report our concerns regarding neglecting ethnicity within participants demographics and data analysis, which may affect the findings of the study.

Keywords: Coronary artery calcium score; Ethnicity; Myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Calcium
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Artery Disease* / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Ethnicity
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Vascular Calcification* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Calcium