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Prevalence of coronary artery stenosis on computed tomography angiography of the coronary arteries in stable patients with zero coronary calcium score in Angola

Autor(es): Humberto Morais, Preciosa Lourenço, Carlos Martins, Lorette Cardona, Mauer Alexandre da Ascensão Gonçalvess.

Prevalence of coronary artery stenosis on computed tomography angiography of the coronary arteries in stable patients with zero coronary calcium score in Angola

Coronary artery calcium is a component of atherosclerosis and a marker for the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD). It can be quantified based on non-contrast computed tomogra-phy (CT) using coronary calcium score (CCS) according to the Agatston method. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of CAD in a population with a zero CCS, using 64-slice CT in Angola. A total of 204 patients were included in the study. Of the total sample, 60.3% of the patients were male. The mean age was 56.46±9.19 years. The mean CCS of the cohort was 44.4±117(range, 0-889). Among 204 patients, CCS was zero in 136 (66.7%) patients, and 68 (33.3%) patients had a CCS ≥1. Compared to CCS ≥1, patients with CCS=0 were younger (age 54.7±9.3 years vs. 59.9±7.9 years, p <0.001) and the proportion of women was significantly higher (47.1% vs. 25.0%, p 0.002). Patients with CCS zero had also less history of diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and smoking in the past. Of the 136 patients with CCS=0, one (0.7%) had obstructive CAD, and 16 (11.8%) had non-obstructive CAD. Our results suggest that the absence of calcium was associated with a very low probability of significant stenosis of the coronary arteries.

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05/06/2023

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