RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied RadiologyCardiac CT for coronary artery atherosclerosis detection: Potential applications in symptomatic and asymptomatic individualshttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2007/12/Supplements/Cardiac-CT-for-coronary-artery-atherosclerosis-detection--Potential-applications-in-symptomatic-and-asymptomatic-individuals.aspxCoronary artery atherosclerosis is approaching epidemic proportions in the United States and worldwide. Based on data from the Framingham Heart Study, a person’s lifetime risk of developing symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) after the age of 40 is 49% in men and 32% in women. Each year, approximately 1.8 million Americans will experience an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), or sudden cardiac death will be their first clinical manifestation of CAD.Monday, 17 Dec 2007 11:53:13 GMT