Influence of patients' coronary artery calcium on subsequent medication use patterns.

American Journal of Health Behavior
Jennifer SchwartzC Michael Wright

Abstract

To determine whether information on the presence and extent of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with the likelihood of physicians' prescribing preventive therapies. In a longitudinal design, asymptomatic participants (N=510) were evaluated by computed tomography for CAC. Changes to medications were at the discretion of the patient's primary care provider, who received the CT report. In multivariable analysis, the likelihood of patients reporting that their primary care physician prescribed preventive therapies was significantly associated with the presence and extent of CAC. This study suggests that physicians' prescribing practices are influenced by patients' CAC scores obtained via CT.

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