Calcifications of the Thoracic Aorta on Extended Non-Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac CT

BACKGROUND: The presence of calcified atherosclerosis in different vascular beds has been associated with a higher risk of mortality. Thoracic aorta calcium (TAC) can be assessed from computed tomography (CT) scans, originally aimed at coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment. CAC screening improves...

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Autores principales: Craiem, Damian, Chironi, Gilles, Casciaro, Mariano E., Graf, Sebastian, Simon, Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25302677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109584

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25302677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109584

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