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Summary of Studies on CAC and CVD Risk of Individuals with Intermediate CVD Risk
| Authors | Cohort | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Polonsky et al. 2010 | MESA | CAC resulted in ↑improvement in risk classification of intermediate risk score participants compared with that of the whole cohort |
| Nasir et al. 2015 | MESA | In patients with a PCE risk score of 7.5 to 20%, those with a CAC = 0 had an observed10 year ASCVD risk of < 5% |
