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Calcium scans cut statin use without changing heart outcomes in CorCal trial

Leading the trial team; calling for a larger follow-up study

To decide who needs a statin, doctors feed age, cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking status into a calculator called the pooled cohort equations. The CorCal Outcomes trial tested a different input: a CT scan that measures calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, a direct sign that plaque is already there.

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The study did provide important hypothesis-generating insights into the efficiency of statin initiation and adherence when decisions are based on CAC scoring.

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For far too many patients, the first symptom of ASCVD is a heart attack.

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