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CT screened arterial calcification as a risk factor for mortality after trauma

BACKGROUND: Arterial calcification on Computerised Tomography (CT) is a marker of cardiovascular disease. It is predictive of future adverse cardiac events and mortality in many disease states. The incidence of arterial disease and its impact on outcomes of the injured is not known. The objectives o...

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Autores principales: De’Ath, Henry D., Oakland, Kathryn, Brohi, Karim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5057451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27724913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-016-0317-1