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scitechdaily.com · 2026-09-13
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Major Trial Tests a New Way To Decide Who Really Needs Statins
scitechdaily.com · 2026-09-13
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA large clinical trial tested a more direct approach to deciding statin use by looking for calcium buildup inside the heart’s arteries with a CT scan.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe scan-based strategy led to far fewer people being advised to start statins, yet after 4.2 years major cardiovascular events occurred in 2.7% of participants in both groups.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated2.7% in both groups after 4.2 years
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedBecause fewer cardiovascular events occurred than researchers expected, the trial could not prove that the CAC-based approach was no worse than traditional risk assessment.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedParticipants advised to take statins based on CAC results were much more likely to stay on the medication than those given recommendations based on the traditional risk score.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated62% adherence in the CAC group versus 23% in the PCE group
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe study was designed as a noninferiority trial comparing CAC-based decision-making with traditional risk-score-based statin recommendations.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
CorCal Outcomes: A randomized trial using the pooled cohort equation or coronary artery calcium to select statin therapy in primary prevention patients. Study design and baseline characteristics.
American Heart Journal · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref
Longitudinal Changes in Coronary Artery Calcium Distribution and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk.
2026 · Europe PMC
Electrocardiogram-based deep learning score for coronary artery calcification reclassifies cardiovascular risk and identifies screening candidates.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making · 2026 · PubMed
CORCAL OUTCOMES: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL USING THE POOLED COHORT EQUATION OR CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM TO SELECT STATIN THERAPY IN PRIMARY PREVENTION PATIENTS. BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS AND STATIN RECOMMENDATIONS
Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2025 · Crossref
Utility of coronary artery calcium scoring in low-risk patients: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2025 · PubMed
And 10 more candidates considered.