Table 1: Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Inclusion Criteria |
Exclusion Criteria |
1. Adults ≥ 18 years of age |
1. Refusal/Inability to give informed consent |
2. High Risk According to Early Cardiovascular Health Risk Scoring System (Score ≥ 6) |
2. Unable to perform exercise stress tests for any reason (wheelchair-bound, severe COPD, vertigo, etc.) |
3. Borderline, Intermediate, or High Risk according to ACC/AHA Guidelines (≥ 5%) |
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4. Coronary Artery Calcium Score (MESA ≥ 300) |
Inclusion criteria 2 and 3 were used to determine which subjects will be further evaluated with cardiac CT. Inclusion criteria 4 was used to determine which subjects will be included in the study.