Cardiovascular Lifetime Risk Predicts Incidence of Coronary Calcification in Individuals With Low Short‐Term Risk: The Dallas Heart Study

BACKGROUND: The absence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in middle age is associated with very low short‐term risk for coronary events. However, the long‐term implications of a CAC score of 0 are uncertain, particularly among individuals with high cardiovascular lifetime risk. We sought to character...

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Autores principales: Paixao, Andre R. M., Ayers, Colby R., Rohatgi, Anand, Das, Sandeep R., de Lemos, James A., Khera, Amit, Lloyd‐Jones, Donald, Berry, Jarett D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25424574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001280

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