Taylor et al – PACC Study – JACC 2005
-2000 patients, mean age 43
-Coronary calcium was associated with an 11.8-fold increased risk for incident coronary heart disease (CHD) (p 0.002) in a Cox model controlling for the Framingham risk score.
-In young, asymptomatic men, the presence of coronary artery calcification provides substantial,
cost-effective, independent prognostic value in predicting incident CHD that is incremental to measured coronary risk factors.
