High Coronary Artery Disease Risk

**Semantic type:** Quantitative Concept

**Definition:** The likelihood an individual will develop coronary artery disease is almost certain or greater than 90%. (Gibbons RJ, Balady GJ, Bricker JT, Chaitman BR, Fletcher GF, Froelicher VF, Mark DB, McCallister BD, Mooss AN, O'Reilly MG, Winters WL Jr. ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for exercise testing: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Exercise Testing). 2002. American College of Cardiology Web site. Available at: www.acc.org/clinical/guidelines/exercise/dirIndex.htm.) (ACC)

**Synonyms:** - HIGH CAD RISK