Particular aims include:~To determine the prevalence of CAD for age, gender, ethnicity relative to established risk models~To determine associations between CAD severity and plaque type and:~with traditional risk factors (arterial hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking)~blood markers of increased cardiovascular risk~To determine predictive associations of between CAD with outcome (endpoint definitions in appendix)~To determine the risk-benefit ratio (number of subsequent interventions, complications, radiation exposure, late onset of cancer diseases, etc).
In this prospective longitudinal observational investigator-led single centre cohort study we will include patients undergoing cardio-CT for clinical reasons, to evaluate the role of cardio-CT terms of its diagnostic and prognostic value, as well as risk-benefit ratio.~Particular aims include:~To determine the prevalence of CAD for age, gender, ethnicity relative to established risk models~To determine associations between CAD severity and plaque type and:~with traditional risk factors (arterial hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking)~blood markers of increased cardiovascular risk~To determine predictive associations of between CAD with outcome (endpoint definitions in appendix)~To determine the risk-benefit ratio (number of subsequent interventions, complications, radiation exposure, late onset of cancer diseases, etc).