Agatston’s score is used in?
A. Calcified lesion in CADB. Coma
C. Endocarditis
D. None of the above
Ans.
A. Calcified lesion in CAD
Atherosclerotic plaques become
progressively calcified over time, and coronary calcification in general
increases with age. For this reason, methods for detecting coronary calcium
have been developed as a measure of the presence of coronary atherosclerosis.
These methods involve computed tomography CT.
applications that achieve rapid acquisition of images [ultrafast or
electron beam EBCT. and multidetector
MDCT. ]. Coronary calcium detected by these imaging techniques is quantified
using the Agatston score most commonly, which is based on the area and density
of calcification. Although the diagnostic accuracy of this imaging method is
high sensitivity, 90—94%; specificity, 95—97%; negative predictive value,
93—99%. , its prognostic utility and its role in the evaluative algorithm of
patients with stable angina pectoris have not yet been defined.
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