Is there a place for incidentally detected cardiac and extracardiac findings in CAD-rads?

There is no place for incidentally detected cardiac and extracardiac findings in CAD-RADS classification. CAD-RADS is a CTA-based classification system of coronary artery disease. It provides a standardized reporting format for consistent and uniform reporting.

Do CAD-rads scores predict death or myocardial infarctions?

A recent study examined the long-term prognostic value of CAD-RADS scores to predict the death or myocardial infarctions in patients from the COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter registry.

Can CAD-rads be used as a prognosis predictor in high-risk asymptomatic CAD population?

The predictive value of CAD-RADS was found to be similar to both the Duke and traditional methods, suggesting that CAD-RADS can be used as prognosis predictor in a high-risk asymptomatic CAD population.

Does risk factor identification reduce CAD mortality?

Risk factor identification, combined with advances in medical technology, has contributed to a significant decrease in CAD mortality rates over the past forty years in western countries.