The “Value of 0”: Is There an Added Value in Using the Calcium Score in the Stratification of Symptomatic Individuals with a Zero Score?
Coronary calcium score (CCS) is a good marker of cardiovascular risk, with an independent prognostic value that is incremental over traditional clinical risk factors.– It is performed using non-contrast computed tomography with very low radiation exposure to patients.
Its use is now recommended in selected asymptomatic individuals to refine risk assessment and help initiate or prolong preventive pharmacotherapies.
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