Internal Medicine
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Prevalence of Angiographically Defined Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes According to the Coronary Calcium Score
Jaechan LeemEun Hee KohEunheui JeongJung Eun JangSeung-Whan LeeJoon-Won KangTae-Hwan LimWoo Je LeeMin-Seon KimJoong-Yeol ParkKi-Up Lee
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2012 Volume 51 Issue 21 Pages 3017-3023

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Objective The aim of this study was to determine whether the absence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) can safely exclude obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes.
Methods We enrolled 478 consecutive asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes who visited the diabetes clinic of the Asan Medical Center between October 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010. All patients underwent 64-slice dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) for CAC scoring as well as computed tomography angiography (CTA). Patients with at least one significant coronary stenosis with >50% luminal narrowing were classified as having obstructive CAD. The findings were confirmed using conventional coronary angiography (CAG).
Results Among the 478 patients, 157 (33%) had a CAC score of 0 (CAC=0). Of these, 17 (11%) had obstructive CAD confirmed on CAG. The presence of CAC had a negative predictive value for obstructive CAD on CAG of 89% and a sensitivity of 88%, a specificity of 42% and a positive predictive value of 38%. A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that current smoking habits were significantly associated with the presence of obstructive CAD in patients with CAC=0 after adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors (odds ratio 4.87, 95% confidence interval 1.65-14.42, p=0.004).
Conclusion Our findings suggest that CAC=0 on 64-slice DSCT cannot safely exclude obstructive CAD on CAG in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes, particularly in current smokers. CTA should be combined with CAC scoring in screening for CAD in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes.

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© 2012 by The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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