Comparability of cardiovascular risk assessment according to the SCORE and the coronary artery calcium score (Agatston score)

Abstract

Aim. To determine whether the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) level corresponds to the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score (Agatston score).Material and methods. The study included 212 people aged 40-65 years (mean age, 56,5±7,9 years). The number of men and women was 54 (25,5%) and 158 (74,5%), respectively.Results. According to the SCORE, the groups were distributed as follows: 62 (29,2%) — low risk, 128 (60,4%) — moderate risk, 16 (7,5%) — high risk, 6 (2,8%) — very high risk. The average SCORE level for the general group was 2,5±2,4%. According to the Agatston score, the groups were distributed as follows: minimal risk (0-10) — 142 (67%) people, low risk (11-100) — 42 (19,8%) people, moderate risk (101-400) — 17 (8%) people, high risk (≥401) — 7 (3,3%) people. Inconsistencies for all categories of cardiovascular risk were revealed between SCORE and Agatston score.Conclusion. The identified inconsistencies in the distribution of risk groups in accordance with the SCORE and Agatston score indicate that the SCORE scale is insufficiently informative. Multislice computed tomography coronary angiography with CAC calculation is additionally recommended, which will allow determining patient management and deciding on therapy. A comparative analysis of CAC score and the SCORE scale can help optimize, first of all, drug therapy for patients with hypertension and lipid metabolism disorders.

Keywords

• cardiovascular risk
• score
• agatston score
• calcium index
• atherosclerosis
• atherosclerotic plaque
• cardiovascular diseases