Just simple aortic calcification, coronary artery no abnormalities found, there is no hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other risk factors can not do coronary CTA, if the aortic calcification, coronary artery calcification, usually have coronary heart disease risk factors or have palpitations and chest tightness after activity and other manifestations, it is recommended to do coronary CTA.
Coronary CTA examination is mainly used to check the coronary artery with or without stenosis, plaque formation, non-invasive examination for screening coronary heart disease, can be used to determine aortitis, atherosclerosis occlusive disease, arteries with or without calcification, stenosis, malformation, etc. For patients with coronary heart disease symptoms, and hypertension, diabetes mellitus, high lipid and other high risk factors, it can be used for the early screening of coronary heart disease.
If the patient is only simple aortic calcification, no other discomfort, no palpitations, chest tightness and other symptoms, can temporarily not do coronary CTA examination, aortic calcification is can be a physiological change, with the increase in age, organ function decline, there will be aortic calcification, as long as it does not affect the cardiac ejection function, blood pressure and so on can not have to deal with.
Patients with aortic calcification are advised to consult their physicians for further evaluation, follow the physician’s recommendations, and undergo coronary CTA if necessary.