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However, little is known regarding the use of CAC in PET\/CT patients without known CAD in identifying patients unlikely to need revascularization. Here, we determined whether the absence of CAC, using low-dose attenuation correction CT obtained during the PET\/CT, identifies patients unlikely to undergo coronary revascularization within 90 days of a PET\/CT.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Patients, without a history of CAD and no elevation in troponin, referred for PET\/CT at Intermountain Medical Center were studied (n=5528). The presence of CAC was visually assessed using low-dose attenuation correction CT. The association between CAC and 90-day high-grade CAD and revascularization were assessed. Longer-term (up to 4 years) major adverse cardiovascular events, including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, and late revascularization (&gt;90 days), were examined.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              There were 2510 (45.4%) patients in CAC-present group and 3018 (54.6%) patients in CAC-absent group. The CAC-absent group, compared with the CAC-present group, was less likely to undergo coronary angiography (3.4% versus 10.2%,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.0001), have high-grade CAD (0.5% versus 6.5%,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.0001), and receive revascularization (0.4% versus 5.8%, [adjusted odds ratio =0.09; 95% CI, 0.05\u20130.16];\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.0001). In patients with an ischemic burden &gt;10%, the CAC-absent group was associated with reduced revascularization (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.0001). Longer-term major adverse cardiovascular events were lower in the CAC-absent (2.4%) compared with the CAC-present (6.9%) group (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.45 [95% CI, 0.34\u20130.60];\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.0001).\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The absence of CAC on low-dose attenuation correction CT identifies PET\/CT patients unlikely to have high-grade CAD or require revascularization within 90 days and unlikely to experience longer-term major adverse cardiovascular events. The prognostic value of CAC, beyond ischemic burden, suggests its potential as a first-step screening tool in intermediate-risk patients to identify those who do not need coronary revascularization.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1161\/circimaging.119.009907","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,21]],"date-time":"2020-01-21T10:00:32Z","timestamp":1579600832000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Absence of Coronary Artery Calcium During Positron Emission Tomography Stress Testing in Patients Without Known Coronary Artery Disease Identifies Individuals With Very Low Risk of Cardiac Events"],"prefix":"10.1161","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Viet T.","family":"Le","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Intermountain Heart Institute, Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT (V.T.L., S.K., D.B.M., R.O.M., B.D.H., K.R.J., K.G.M., S.M.M., D.L.L., J.L.A., 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