Does the amount of calcium detected in the wall of the coronary artery matter?
Yes. Several studies have shown that patients with coronary calcification are 4.2 times as likely, on average, to have a significant coronary event such as an acute heart attack. The amount of calcium in the wall of the vessel roughly correlated with the severity of the disease. Recent studies suggest that very high levels may actually indicate a relatively stable form of the disease and that medium levels may be more significant.
