Has the calcium score a role in cardio-vascular risk stratification in patients with metabolic syndrome?

Congress:

ESCR 2013

Poster Number:

462

Type:

Poster Presentation

Keywords:

Cardiac, Computer applications, CT-Angiography, Computer Applications-Detection, diagnosis, Diagnostic procedure, Metabolic disorders

Authors:

S. Stanciu, D. Cuzino, S. Dumitrescu, C. Enciu; Bucharest/RO

DOI:

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/

Conclusion

The patients high Framingham risk and untreated metabolic syndrome have the same anatomical coronary profile like patients with intermediate risk highlighting the problem of limited power of imaging risk score versus low predictability of the traditional risk prediction models in this population.