Incidental Coronary Artery Calcium: Opportunistic Screening of Prior Non-gated Chest CTs To Improve Statin Rates 


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Mar 04 2025 10 mins   4

Notifying patients and their clinicians about incidental coronary calcium findings can encourage shared decision-making on preventive therapies and significantly boost statin use among high-risk individuals. Each year, tens of millions of chest computed tomography (CT) scans are performed, yet valuable data on coronary calcium often remain unused an untapped opportunity to enhance cardiovascular prevention.

In this interview, Drs. Glenn Hirsch and Alexander Sandhu discuss how screening previously acquired non-gated chest CTs can help improve statin prescription rates and optimize preventive care.