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| ==Current Guidelines == | | ==Current Guidelines == |
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| ! [[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme |Class]]
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| ! [[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme |Level of Evidence]]
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| | rowspan="4" | 2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults <ref name="pmid21144964">{{cite journal| author=Greenland P, Alpert JS, Beller GA, Benjamin EJ, Budoff MJ, Fayad ZA et al.| title=2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 2010 | volume= 56 | issue= 25 | pages= e50-103 | pmid=21144964 | doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.001 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21144964 }} </ref>
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| | Measurement of CAC is reasonable for cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic adults at intermediate risk (10% to 20% 10-year risk of CHD)
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| | In adults with diabetes and are 40 years or older, measurement of CAC is reasonable for cardiovascular risk assessment.
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| | Measurement of CAC is reasonable for cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with a low to intermediate risk of CHD (6% to 10% 10-year risk)
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| | Persons at low risk (<6% 10-year risk of CHD) should not undergo CAC measurement for cardiovascular risk assessment.
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| ==References== | | ==References== |