Among patients with normal myocardial perfusion on cardiac testing, higher coronary calcium scores are associated with increased patient age and hyperlipidemia. Even with normal perfusion, around 10% of patients had concerningly high calcium scores above 400. Assessing coronary calcium may provide additional risk information.
Citation: Heston T, Merrill J, Bengel F, Wahl R. Coronary calcium scores in patients with normal myocardial perfusion. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2009;50(Suppl 2):1160.
URL: https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/50/supplement_2/1160