Multisite extracoronary calcification indicates increased risk of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
AUTHORS
Tison
GH ,
Guo
M ,
Blaha
MJ ,
McClelland
RL ,
Allison
MA ,
Szklo
M ,
Wong
ND ,
Blumenthal
RS ,
Budoff
MJ ,
Nasir
K ,
. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 2015 4 7; ().
- PMID: 26043963 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular calcification outside of the coronary tree, known as extracoronary calcification (ECC), is highly prevalent, often occurs concurrently in multiple sites, and yet its prognostic value is unclear.
Cardiovascular calcification outside of the coronary tree, known as extracoronary calcification (ECC), is highly prevalent, often occurs concurrently in multiple sites, and yet its prognostic value is unclear.
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