📉 Low Risk ≠ No Risk: CAC 🧠 Adds Predictive Power

🚨 New Study Alert 🩺 Think you're low-risk? Think again. This MESA study shows that even "low-risk" individuals may harbor hidden coronary artery calcium (CAC) — and it matters.   📈 Adding CAC scoring significantly improved ASCVD risk prediction, reclassifying up to 18% into statin-eligible groups.   🧠 Implication? Precision prevention may start with a scan.   🔗 Read in American Journal of Preventive Cardiology: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101329   #Cardiology #CAC #RiskStratification #MESA #PreventiveCardiology #PrecisionMedicine #StatinDecisions