Showing posts with label CT coronary angiography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CT coronary angiography. Show all posts

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Is calcium scoring relevant for African Americans?

African Americans may have less stable lesions than whites due to significantly higher volumes of noncalcified plaque, according to a study published June 21 in Radiology, which may suggest that coronary CT angiography may be a more appropriate screening study than calcium scoring among African Americans.