CURRENT AND EMERGING APPROACHES FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE USING CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

Polydoros N. Kampaktsis, Carolyn Hennecken, Mrinali Shetty, Laura McLaughlin, Georgios Rampidis, Athanasios Samaras, Dimitrios Avgerinos, Nikolaos Spilias, Toshiki Kuno, Alexandros Briasoulis, Andrew J. Einstein

The article discusses various cardiac CT technologies, including coronary artery calcium scoring and coronary CT angiography, and their roles in enhancing risk prediction and prevention of CAD. It highlights recent advancements in CT modalities and their potential to improve clinical approaches to prevention. The authors also address existing barriers to the broader adoption of these technologies in clinical practice and suggest future research directions.