[May Coronary CT-Scan be used as a systematic screening tool for the global population to prevent acute coronary syndrome and ischemic heart failure ?] / Le coroscanner peut-il être réalisé en dépistage à grande échelle en prévention des syndromes coronaires aigus et de l'insuffisance cardiaque ischémique ?

ABSTRACT

Coronary CT-Scan permits non-invasive visualization of all stages of coronary artery atherosclerosis allowing early therapeutic interventions, lifestyle changes and accurate follow-up all of which result in an improved prognosis. We discuss the possibility of a systematic coronary CT-scan in the global population at certain ages such as fifty or sixty years-old (or both). May this strategy decrease the onset of myocardial infarction or ischemic chronic heart failure thus improving quality (and quantity) of life? May it also reduce the medical costs for the individual and the society? Is it technically possible to deploy such a strategy? What would be the obstacles for its set up and what solutions might be proposed?