Coronary Artery Calcium as a Synergistic Tool for the Age‐ and Sex‐Specific Risk of Cardiovascular and Cancer Mortality: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium

Coronary Artery Calcium as a Synergistic Tool for the Age‐ and Sex‐Specific Risk of Cardiovascular and Cancer Mortality: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium

Background Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a predictor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to a lesser extent cancer. The age‐ and sex‐specific relationship of CAC with CVD and cancer mortality is unknown. Methods and Results Asymptomatic patients aged 40 to 75 years old without...

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Main Authors: Omar Dzaye, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Zeina Dardari, Leslee J. Shaw, Mouaz H. Al‐Mallah, Catherine Handy Marshall, Alan Rozanski, Martin B. Mortensen, Matthias Duebgen, Kunihiro Matsushita, John A. Rumberger, Daniel S. Berman, Matthew J. Budoff, Michael D. Miedema, Khurram Nasir, Michael J. Blaha, Seamus P. Whelton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
aging
cardiovascular disease
competing risk
coronary artery calcium
sex differences
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.015306

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