JAMA Cardiology
Heart scan inflammation scores improved death risk prediction
Adding inflammation scores from noncontrast scans improved a measure of cardiovascular death prediction from 0.76 with artery calcium scores alone to 0.80.Adding inflammation scores from noncontrast scans improved a measure of cardiovascular death prediction from 0.76 with artery calcium scores alone to 0.80.
Cohort · 19,110 peopleBiomarkers
Who was studied19,110 people undergoing clinically indicated heart scans, 6.7 years
What changedAdding noncontrast-scan inflammation scores improved cardiovascular death prediction from 0.76 with calcium scores alone to 0.80
The catchThe cohort did not measure whether score-guided prevention reduced deaths
