Sarah A King, Jacob D Jenkins, James Livesay, Ji-Ming Yune, Elizabeth Mannino, Jason M Webb, Haddon C Hill, Raj Baljepally, Brian J Daley, Lou M Smith
BACKGROUND: Better means of identifying patients with increased cardiac complication (CC) risk is needed. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is reported on routine chest CT scans. We assessed the correlation of CAC and CCs in the geriatric trauma population. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, observational study of patients 55 years and older who had chest CT scan from May to September 2022 at a Level-1 Trauma Center. Radiologists scored CAC as none, mild, moderate, or severe...
January 9, 2024: Journal of the American College of Surgeons