Coronary artery calcium testing
Coronary artery calcium testing has been studied in 2 papers since 2025: none in people yet, 2 reviews; 1 in the past year. No study of it in people or animals has been published yet. The newest paper, Sep 15, 2026: “A Synopsis of the 2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for…”.
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What did studies of coronary artery calcium testing find?
2Studies of coronary artery calcium testing measured 2 outcomes: adherence to cardiovascular risk-reducing behaviors and risk estimation.
Adherence to cardiovascular risk-reducing behaviors
upin humans1
1 study
Adherence to cardiovascular risk-reducing behaviors
upin humans1
Coronary artery calcium testing improves adherence to cardiovascular risk-reducing behaviors in humans (primary prevention).
“CAC testing can improve both risk estimation and adherence to cardiovascular risk-reducing behaviors.”
Reviewprimary prevention
Coronary Artery Calcium Testing-Too Early, Too Late, Too Often
JAMA cardiology
Risk estimation
upin humans1
1 study
Risk estimation
upin humans1
Coronary artery calcium testing improves risk estimation in humans (primary prevention).
“CAC testing can improve both risk estimation and adherence to cardiovascular risk-reducing behaviors.”
Reviewprimary prevention
Coronary Artery Calcium Testing-Too Early, Too Late, Too Often
JAMA cardiology