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Lung cancer screening CT-based coronary artery calcification in predicting cardiovascular events: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Coronary artery calcificition (CAC) is a well-established predictor of cardiovascular events (CVEs). We aimed to evaluate whether lung cancer screening computed tomography (CT)-based CAC score has a good cost-effectiveness for predicting CVEs in heavy smokers. METHODS: A literature searc...

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Autores principales: Fan, Lili, Fan, Kaikai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29768322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010461