OBJECTIVES: To determine whether information on the presence and extent of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with the likelihood of physicians' prescribing preventive therapies. METHOD: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that physicians' prescribing practices are influenced by patients' CAC scores obtained via CT.
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether information on the presence and extent of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with the likelihood of physicians' prescribing preventive therapies. METHOD: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that physicians' prescribing practices are influenced by patients' CAC scores obtained via CT.
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