Role of CT Angiography in Detection Left Main disease in Asymptomatic Patients

Background
For decades, many investigators have been trying to find the “factors” that increase the risk of coronary artery disease , A lot of cases reported for Asymptomatic patients or very mild symptoms and tendence to be coronary artery disease and in many cases, it could be critical situation.
Despite these massive efforts and findings, still some young individuals suffer from myocardial infarction without any “traditional” risk factors.
Coronary calcium score has emerged as a reliable tool to add to the already known mix of the risk factors to assess someone’s future risk of acute coronary syndromes by identifying atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis, an inflammatory process in the arterial wall, starts at young ages and results in the formation of “plaques” in the arterial wall. As we age, the process of calcification begins in these plaques. We can identify the calcium in x-ray images, which confirms the underlying plaque in the arterial wall. These “plaques” are the main precursors of myocardial infarction. The CT can play important role in detection the coronary artery disease and evaluate the severity of the stenosis and its location.