Lessons From the Past
Abstract
This article by Ozdemir et al,1 although of clinical interest, sadly ignores decades of work done with coronary artery calcium and angiography. This study, despite its claims, is neither the first nor the largest to evaluate coronary artery calcification (CAC) and angiography. This work was largely conducted in the 1990s when CAC was first introduced as a diagnostic test, dozens of similar studies with CAC and angiography were reported, and large multicenter studies were published demonstrating the sex-specific sensitivities and specificities of CAC for obstructive disease.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
Coronary Artery Anomalies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 104276–104276
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- EN