Screening for premature coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary artery calcium (CAC) score: a primary prevention pilot study

• Main Authors: Mohd Ruslan M, Mohd Shawal FM, Norzailin AB, Shathiskumar G, Tiau, WJ, Oteh M, Hamat Hamdi Che Hassan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17443/1/12_ms0465_pdf_16083.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17443/; https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/16/1
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) events can be accelerated by positive family history of young coronary artery disease (CAD). Risk factors assessment sometimes fail to predict ACS occurrence. Additional investigations with coronary artery calcium (CAC) score can be used independently in screening...