Segmental Evaluation of Thoracic Aortic Calcium and Their Relations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Thoracic aortic calcium (TAC) appears to be a subclinical marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to predict cardiovascular (CV) mortality. However, studies on TAC use tomographic scans obtained for coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, which does not include the aortic arch. This study evaluates...

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Autores principales: Pedrosa, Jesiana Ferreira, Brant, Luisa Campos Caldeira, de Aquino, Stephanie Alves, Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz, Barreto, Sandhi Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8158124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34070075
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10051243

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8158124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34070075
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10051243

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