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The “Value of 0”: Is There an Added Value in Using the Calcium Score in the Stratification of Symptomatic Individuals with a Zero Score?

Catarina Ferreira

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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  • Cardiac Imaging Techniques
  • Chest Pain
  • Computed Tomography
  • Coronary Calcium
  • Coronary Disease
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07/04/2023 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230105 Views 2

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Ferreira C. The “Value of 0”: Is There an Added Value in Using the Calcium Score in the Stratification of Symptomatic Individuals with a Zero Score?. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 2023;120(3):e20230105.

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Ferreira, Catarina. The “Value of 0”: Is There an Added Value in Using the Calcium Score in the Stratification of Symptomatic Individuals with a Zero Score?. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 120, n. 3, e20230105, Apr. 2023.

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Ferreira, C. (2023). The “Value of 0”: Is There an Added Value in Using the Calcium Score in the Stratification of Symptomatic Individuals with a Zero Score?. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 120(3), e20230105.

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Ferreira, Catarina. The “Value of 0”: Is There an Added Value in Using the Calcium Score in the Stratification of Symptomatic Individuals with a Zero Score?. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia [online]. 2023, vol. 120, n. 3, [cited 2026-10-14], e20230105. Available from: <https://journals.cardiol.br/en/article/the-value-of-0-is-there-an-added-value-in-using-the-calcium-score-in-the-stratification-of-symptomatic-individuals-with-a-zero-score/>. ISSN 0066-782X

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