Can coronary calcium data collected to date be generalized to specific patient populations (women, African American men)?
CAC data are strongest for Caucasian, non-Hispanic men. The Committee recommends caution in extrapolating CAC data derived from studies in white men to women and to ethnic minorities. • What is the appropriate follow-up when an incidental finding in the lungs or other non-cardiac tissues is found on a fast coronary CT study? Current radiology guidelines should be considered when determining need for follow-up of incidental findings on a fast CT study, such as that which was recently published to guide follow-up of small pulmonary nodules (MacMahon et al., 2005). CLINICAL ALGORITHM(S) None provided Top^EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS REFERENCES SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS References open in a new window TYPE OF EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS The type of supporting evidence is not specifically stated for each recommendation. Top^BENEFITS/HARMS OF IMPLEMENTING THE GUIDELINE RECOMMENDATIONS POTENTIAL BENEFITS Appropriate use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring by c
