Coronary Artery Calcium Distribution Is an Independent Predictor of Incident Major Coronary Heart Disease Events

The presence and extent of coronary artery calcium (CAC) are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events. We determined whether information on the distribution of CAC and coronary dominance as detected by cardiac computed tomography were incremental to traditional Agatston score (AS) in predicting incident major coronary heart disease (CHD).We assessed total AS and the presence of CAC per coronary artery, per segment, and coronary...