Coronary artery calcium score, distribution, and future revascularization.
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چکیده
In this issue of iJACC, Silverman et al. (1) report the relationship of baseline Agatston coronary artery calcium (CAC) score and coronary calcium distribution with future incident coronary revascularization in 6,540 MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) participants. The primary findings of this novel analysis is that baseline calcium score and the number of vessels with CAC were each independently predictive of future coronary revascularizations over a median follow-up of 8.5 years.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JACC. Cardiovascular imaging
دوره 7 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014