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Coronary artery calcium scans effectively detect early coronary artery disease
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Multiple clinical studies and systematic reviews establish that coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans are an effective, highly validated noninvasive tool for detecting early coronary artery disease and providing robust risk stratification.

Evidence for · 5
Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.
2025 · cited by 1
Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (2025) notes that coronary artery calcification estimation provides important prognostic information in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
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The claim states that coronary artery calcium scans effectively detect early coronary artery disease. Multiple retrieved sources (papers 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9) provide strong, recent evidence supporting the diagnostic and prognostic validity of CAC scoring for identifying subclinical and early coronary artery disease. There are no refuting papers in the provided set.

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Advanced Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging in Patients at Very High Cardiovascular Risk Without a Previous Cardiovascular Event: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives.
2026 · cited by 0
Advanced Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging in Patients at Very High Cardiovascular Risk Without a Previous Cardiovascular Event: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives (2026) highlights that CAC scoring remains the most validated and widely recommended tool for offering robust prognostic value and significant risk reclassification.
Coronary Artery Calcification: From Molecular Mechanisms to Interventional Strategies.
2026 · cited by 0
Coronary Artery Calcification: From Molecular Mechanisms to Interventional Strategies (2026) states that noninvasive computed tomography remains the cornerstone for CAC detection and quantification, enabling reliable cardiovascular risk stratification.
Diagnostic and prognostic value of coronary artery calcium scoring and computed tomography angiography in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2026 · cited by 0
Diagnostic and prognostic value of coronary artery calcium scoring and computed tomography angiography in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) finds that CACS is highly beneficial in diagnostic discrimination and serves as a strong predictor and non-invasive marker in the diagnosis and prognosis of CAD.
Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predicts Cardiovascular and Transplant-Related Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients.
2026 · cited by 0
Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predicts Cardiovascular and Transplant-Related Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients (2026) demonstrates that coronary artery calcium score provides important prognostic information and helps predict cardiovascular outcomes.
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  1. Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  2. A LASSO-based predictive nomogram for obstructive coronary artery disease in double zero score patients: validation and cardiovascular education strategies.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.peer-reviewedsupports
  4. Advanced Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging in Patients at Very High Cardiovascular Risk Without a Previous Cardiovascular Event: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives.peer-reviewedsupports
  5. Coronary Artery Calcification: From Molecular Mechanisms to Interventional Strategies.peer-reviewedsupports
  6. Diagnostic and prognostic value of coronary artery calcium scoring and computed tomography angiography in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.peer-reviewedsupports
  7. Review of breast arterial calcifications for cardiovascular disease risk prediction.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Coronary Artery Disease in Masters Athletes: A Systematic Review.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. Referral patterns and findings of patients undergoing CT coronary angiography.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predicts Cardiovascular and Transplant-Related Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients.peer-reviewedsupports
  11. Atherosclerosis Progression Evaluation in Coronary Arteries by Computed Tomography Compared to Peripheral Vessels Using 3D Ultrasonography.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Erectile Dysfunction as a Predictor of Subclinical Atherosclerosis: A Community Health Assessment Using Coronary Calcium Scoring in Underserved Cleveland, Ohio.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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first checked05 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 7705 Aug 2026
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