EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORING FOR LONG-TERM RISK STRATIFICATION IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT A FAMILY HISTORY OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE

Family history (FH) is a known risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) that is unaccounted for by global risk scores. These patients may harbor significant coronary artery calcium (CAC). There is little data on the potential interaction between FH and CAC for the prediction of important