Mean Versus Peak Coronary Calcium Density on Non-Contrast CT,JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

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Mean Versus Peak Coronary Calcium Density on Non-Contrast CT
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging ( IF 14.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-11-17 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.09.018
Omar Dzaye ₁ , Alexander C Razavi ₂ , Zeina A Dardari ₁ , Daniel S Berman ₃ , Matthew J Budoff ₄ , Michael D Miedema ₅ , Olufunmilayo H Obisesan ₁ , Ellen Boakye ₁ , Khurram Nasir ₆ , Alan Rozanski ₇ , John A Rumberger ₈ , Leslee J Shaw ₉ , Martin Bødtker Mortensen ₁₀ , Seamus P Whelton ₁ , Michael J Blaha ₁

Affiliation

Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA.
Minneapolis Heart Institute and Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai, St. Luke's Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Department of Cardiac Imaging, Princeton Longevity Center, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Objectives

This study sought to assess the relationship between mean vs peak calcified plaque density and their impact on calculating coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores and to compare the corresponding differential prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality.

Background

The Agatston CAC score is quantified per lesion as the product of plaque area and a 4-level categorical peak calcium density factor. However, mean calcium density may more accurately measure the heterogenous mixture of lipid-rich, fibrous, and calcified plaque reflective of ASCVD risk.

Methods

We included 10,373 individuals from the CAC Consortium who had CAC >0 and per-vessel measurements of peak calcium density factor and mean calcium density. Area under the curve and continuous net reclassification improvement analyses were performed for CHD and ASCVD mortality to compare the predictive abilities of mean calcium density vs peak calcium density factor when calculating the Agatston CAC score.

Results

Participants were on average 53.4 years of age, 24.4% were women, and the median CAC score was 68 Agatston units. The average values for mean calcium density and peak calcium density factor were 210 ± 50 HU and 3.1 ± 0.5, respectively. Individuals younger than 50 years of age and/or those with a total plaque area <100 mm² had the largest differences between the peak and mean density measures. Among persons with CAC 1-99, the use of mean calcium density resulted in a larger improvement in ASCVD mortality net reclassification improvement (NRI) (NRI = 0.49; P < 0.001 vs. NRI = 0.18; P = 0.08) and CHD mortality discrimination (Δ area under the curve (AUC) = +0.169 vs +0.036; P < 0.001) compared with peak calcium density factor. Neither peak nor mean calcium density improved mortality prediction at CAC scores >100.

Conclusion

Mean and peak calcium density may differentially describe plaque composition early in the atherosclerotic process. Mean calcium density performs better than peak calcium density factor when combined with plaque area for ASCVD mortality prediction among persons with Agatston CAC 1-99.

中文翻译：

非对比 CT 上的平均与峰值冠状动脉钙密度

目标

本研究旨在评估平均钙化斑块密度与峰值钙化斑块密度之间的关系及其对计算冠状动脉钙 (CAC) 评分的影响，并比较动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病 (ASCVD) 和冠心病 (CHD) 死亡率的相应差异预测。

背景

Agatston CAC 评分按病变量化为斑块面积和 4 级分类峰值钙密度因子的乘积。然而，平均钙密度可能更准确地测量反映 ASCVD 风险的富含脂质、纤维和钙化斑块的异质混合物。

方法

我们纳入了来自 CAC 联盟的 10,373 名 CAC > 0 和峰值钙密度因子和平均钙密度的血管测量值的个体。对 CHD 和 ASCVD 死亡率进行曲线下面积和连续净重新分类改进分析，以比较计算 Agatston CAC 评分时平均钙密度与峰值钙密度因子的预测能力。

结果

参与者平均年龄 53.4 岁，24.4% 为女性，CAC 分数中位数为 68 Agatston 单位。平均钙密度和峰值钙密度因子的平均值分别为 210 ± 50 HU 和 3.1 ± 0.5。年龄小于 50 岁和/或斑块总面积 <100 mm ²的个体在峰值密度测量值和平均密度测量值之间存在最大差异。在 CAC 1-99 的人群中，平均钙密度的使用导致 ASCVD 死亡率净重新分类改进 (NRI)（NRI = 0.49；P < 0.001与NRI = 0.18；P = 0.08）和 CHD 死亡率歧视的较大改善（Δ 曲线下面积 (AUC) = +0.169 vs +0.036；P <0.001) 与峰值钙密度因子相比。CAC 评分 >100 时，峰值钙密度和平均钙密度均未改善死亡率预测。