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CAC Score (Coronary Artery Calcium)

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A diagnostic imaging test that measures the amount of calcium in coronary arteries to assess cardiovascular disease risk.

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Peter Attia

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Peter Attia uses this ✓ High confidence
"It's also worth pointing out a zero calcium score carries with it an approximate 15% risk of being a false negative. I've personally seen, I don't know, 10 cases of zero calcium scores that are not zero."
From: Longevity interventions, exercise, diagnostic screening, managing apoB, and more (AMA 78 sneak peek) • ▶ 14:34 • Dec 2025

Attribution: Peter discusses his personal clinical experience with calcium scores, indicating he uses this diagnostic tool in his practice.