This is a randomized qualify improvement (QI) project evaluating the impact of notifying patients and their clinicians of incidental CAC detected on a prior chest CT scan. Patients will be identified by screening previous non-gated chest CT scans and electronic health records. The presence of CAC will be confirmed by a radiologist. Eligible patients will be randomized to: 1) notification of presence of CAC with a CT scan image; 2) notification of presence of CAC without a CT scan image; 3) or usual care.
This is a randomized QI project evaluating the impact of notifying both patients and their clinicians of presence of incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) on initiation or intensification of lipid-lowering therapy in patients with ASCVD who are not receiving guideline-directed lipid-lowering therapy or have LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥70 mg/dL.