Journal
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 185-191Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2018.03.008
Keywords
Coronary Artery Calcium Data and Reporting System
Funding
- FDA
- NIH
- AHA
- Aetna Foundation
- General Electric
- GE Healthcare
- Edwards Lifesciences
- Neovasc
- Tendyne
- HeartFlow
- Samsung
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The goal of CAC-DRS: Coronary Artery Calcium Data and Reporting System is to create a standardized method to communicate findings of CAC scanning on all noncontrast CT scans, irrespective of the indication, in order to facilitate clinical decision-making, with recommendations for subsequent patient management. The CAC-DRS classification is applied on a per-patient basis and represents the total calcium score and the number of involved arteries. General recommendations are provided for further management of patients with different degrees of calcified plaque burden based on CAC-DRS classification. In addition, CAC-DRS will provide a framework of standardization that may benefit quality assurance and tracking patient outcomes with the potential to ultimately result in improved quality of care.
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