C-factor: a summary measure for systemic arterial calcifications

Abstract Background Arterial calcification, the hallmark of arteriosclerosis, has a widespread distribution in the human body with only moderate correlation among sites. Hitherto, a single measure capturing the systemic burden of arterial calcification was lacking. In this paper, we propose the C-fa...

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Main Authors: Lieke M. Kuiper, M. Kamran Ikram, Maryam Kavousi, Meike W. Vernooij, M. Arfan Ikram, Daniel Bos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02126-y