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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Oct 19;78(16):1573–1583. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.019

CENTRAL ILLUSTRATION. Probability of Coronary Artery Calcification >0 According to Age and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Burden.

CENTRAL ILLUSTRATION

Individual atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors and risk factor profiles inform the expected prevalence of premature coronary artery calcification and can be used to determine the recommended age to initiate a coronary artery calcification scan in young adults. Overall, our results demonstrated that an initial coronary artery calcification scan can be considered between 30 and 40 years of age in men with at least 1 risk factor and between 40 and 50 years of age in women with diabetes or who have multiple atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors. ASCVD = atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CAC = coronary artery calcification; CHD = coronary heart disease; DLD = dyslipidemia; HTN = hypertension.