Coronary artery disease is still a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Many acute cardiac events occur in previously asymptomatic individuals. There has been much interest in developing screening methods to identify those at risk of having a primary cardiac event. The coronary artery calcium score (CACS) is considered one such tool and is also used in some cases in the investigation of chest pain.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/cardiovascular-disease/coronary-artery-calcium-score