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Progression of coronary artery calcification seems to be inevitable, but predictable - results of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall (HNR) study(†)

AIM: Coronary artery calcification (CAC), as a sign of atherosclerosis, can be detected and progression quantified using computed tomography (CT). We develop a tool for predicting CAC progression. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 3481 participants (45–74 years, 53.1% women) CAC percentiles at baseline (CAC(b...

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Autores principales: Erbel, Raimund, Lehmann, Nils, Churzidse, Sofia, Rauwolf, Michael, Mahabadi, Amir A., Möhlenkamp, Stefan, Moebus, Susanne, Bauer, Marcus, Kälsch, Hagen, Budde, Thomas, Montag, Michael, Schmermund, Axel, Stang, Andreas, Führer-Sakel, Dagmar, Weimar, Christian, Roggenbuck, Ulla, Dragano, Nico, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4223611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25062951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehu288