Incidental Coronary Artery Calcium: Opportunistic Screening of Prior Non-gated Chest CTs To Improve Statin Rates

Notifying patients and their clinicians about incidental coronary calcium findings can encourage shared decision-making on preventive therapies and significantly boost statin use among high-risk individuals. Each year, tens of millions of chest computed tomography (CT) scans are performed, yet valuable data on coronary calcium often remain unused — an untapped opportunity to enhance cardiovascular prevention.

In this interview, Drs. Glenn Hirsch and Alexander Sandhu discuss how screening previously acquired non-gated chest CTs can help improve statin prescription rates and optimize preventive care.

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