A total of 9269 adults who received CCTA scans for coronary disease evaluation during a general medical checkup at the Health Screening and Promotion Center in Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea between January 2007 and December 2011 were initially selected. All participants were provided with information about the potential benefits and risks of CCTA and made the decision to undergo the procedure at their own expense. They were also informed that their clinical and radiological data would be used for this study and gave their consent. Of these individuals, 7129 agreed to participate, and 6343 were enrolled in this CCTA registry.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
6,343
Coronary CT evaluation
The prevalence of CAD
Diameter stenosis \>50% in any coronary artery by coronary CT angiography
Time frame: 5 years
All cause mortality
Time frame: 5 years
cardiovascular mortality
any death caused by a cardiovascular problem or if there was no identified cause of death
Time frame: 5 years
myocardial infarction
Number of participants with an increase in cardiac enzyme above the upper reference limit with ischemic symptoms or signs.
Time frame: 5 years
Revascularization
Number of participants with any percutaneous or surgical revascularization procedure during follow-up.
Time frame: 5 years
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