PMID- 26755926
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160112
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 1975-4612 (Print)
IS  - 2005-9655 (Electronic)
IS  - 1975-4612 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 4
DP  - 2015 Dec
TI  - Reassessing the Usefulness of Coronary Artery Calcium Score among Varying Racial 
      and Ethnic Groups by Geographic Locations: Relevance of the Korea Initiatives on 
      Coronary Artery Calcification Registry.
PG  - 195-203
LID - 10.4250/jcu.2015.23.4.195 [doi]
AB  - There is some disparity in the morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular 
      disease (CVD) according to race, ethnicity, and geographic regions. Although 
      prediction algorithms that evaluate risk of cardiovascular events have been 
      established using traditional risk factors, they have also demonstrated a number 
      of differences along with race and ethnicity. Of various risk assessment 
      modalities, coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is a sensitive marker of calcific 
      atherosclerosis and correlates well with atherosclerotic plaque burden. Although 
      CAC score is now utilized as a useful tool for early detection of coronary artery 
      disease, prior studies have suggested some variability in the presence and 
      severity of coronary calcification according to race, ethnicity, and/or 
      geographic regions. Among Asian populations, it would appear necessary to 
      reappraise the utility of CAC score and whether it remains superior over and 
      above established clinical risk prediction algorithms. To this end, the Korea 
      initiatives on coronary artery calcification (KOICA) registry has been designed 
      to identify the effectiveness of CAC score for primary prevention of CVD in 
      asymptomatic Korean adults. This review discusses the important role of CAC score 
      for prognostication, while also describing the design and rationale of the KOICA 
      registry.
FAU - Lee, Ji Hyun
AU  - Lee JH
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University Health 
      System, Seoul, Korea.; Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, New 
      York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 
      USA.
FAU - O Hartaigh, Briain
AU  - O Hartaigh B
AD  - Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the 
      Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
FAU - Han, Donghee
AU  - Han D
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University Health 
      System, Seoul, Korea.; Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, New 
      York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 
      USA.
FAU - Park, Hyo Eun
AU  - Park HE
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Healthcare System 
      Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Choi, Su-Yeon
AU  - Choi SY
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Healthcare System 
      Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Sung, Jidong
AU  - Sung J
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Heart Stroke & Vascular Institute, Samsung Medical 
      Center, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Chang, Hyuk-Jae
AU  - Chang HJ
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University Health 
      System, Seoul, Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20151230
PL  - Korea (South)
TA  - J Cardiovasc Ultrasound
JT  - Journal of cardiovascular ultrasound
JID - 101477138
PMC - PMC4707303
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Cardiovascular disease
OT  - Coronary artery calcium score
OT  - Coronary artery disease
OT  - Ethnicity
OT  - Risk prediction algorithm
EDAT- 2016/01/13 06:00
MHDA- 2016/01/13 06:01
PMCR- 2015/12/01
CRDT- 2016/01/13 06:00
PHST- 2015/10/01 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/11/24 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2015/11/25 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/01/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/01/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/01/13 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2015/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.4250/jcu.2015.23.4.195 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2015 Dec;23(4):195-203. doi: 10.4250/jcu.2015.23.4.195. 
      Epub 2015 Dec 30.