Table 2.

Evidences concerning CACS estimation in hypertension

Study	Conclusion	References
INSIGHT	CACS predicted cardiovascular events also in high-risk asymptomatic hypertensive patients	[43]
INSIGHT	In hypertensive patients, progression of CAC is associated with long-term cardiovascular events	[44, 45]
INSIGHT	Patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus can be stratified into a lower cardiovascular risk in the absence of CAC.	[46]
Heinz Nixdorf Recall	Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in hypertension but also in prehypertension depended on the degree of CAC	[47]
INSIGHT	Slower progression of coronary calcification in hypertensive patients on nifedipine once daily versus co-amilozide	[48]
ACTION	Nifedipine GITS was not effective in slowing down the progression of calcium in advanced atherosclerotic plaques in patients with stable angina pectoris, half of them hypertensives	[49]

CACS coronary artery calcium score, CAC coronary artery calcium