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The 2025 ACC Scientific Statement on Quantitative Coronary Plaque Analysis marks a turning point in coronary CT interpretation. Discover why cardiac CT is now moving beyond stenosis grading toward comprehensive characterization of atherosclerosis, which patients benefit most from QCPA, which plaque metrics matter, and how the standardized workflow and reporting can guide preventive treatment and monitor plaque progression over time.

Many first heart attacks still occur in patients considered low risk by traditional screening tools. This is known as the MI paradox. Learn why risk factors are not the disease itself, how non-calcified plaque escapes calcium scoring, and how coronary CT angiography and AI-driven plaque analysis are shifting preventive cardiology from estimating risk to detecting silent coronary artery disease before the first myocardial infarction.