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Master of Public Health

Rationale and design of the coronary artery calcium consortium: A multicenter cohort study.

AUTHORS

Blaha MJ , Whelton SP , Al Rifai M , Dardari ZA , Shaw LJ , Al-Mallah MH , Matsushita K , Rumberger JA , Berman DS , Budoff MJ , Miedema MD , Nasir K , . Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 2016 11 11; ().

ABSTRACT

Although coronary artery calcium (CAC) has been investigated for over two decades, there is very limited data on the association of CAC with cause of death. The CAC Consortium is a large ongoing multi-center observational cohort of individuals who underwent non-contrast cardiac-gated CAC testing and systematic, prospective, long-term follow-up for mortality with ascertainment of cause of death.

Although coronary artery calcium (CAC) has been investigated for over two decades, there is very limited data on the association of CAC with cause of death. The CAC Consortium is a large ongoing multi-center observational cohort of individuals who underwent non-contrast cardiac-gated CAC testing and systematic, prospective, long-term follow-up for mortality with ascertainment of cause of death.

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