Qualitative coronary artery calcium assessment on CT lung screening exam helps predict first cardiac events

RESULTS: A total of 1,513 individuals underwent CTLS. Downstream data, pre-test cardiac risk factors and CAC scores were available for 88.3% (1,336/1,513). The average length of follow-up was 2.64 (SD ±0.72) years. There were a total of 43 events, occurring in 1.55% (6/386) of patients with mild CAC...

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Published in:J Thorac Dis
Main Authors: Malcolm, Katherine B., Dinwoodey, Danya L., Cundiff, Michael C., Regis, Shawn M., Kitts, Andrea K. Borondy, Wald, Christoph, Lynch, Miranda L., Al-Husami, Wael, McKee, Andrea B., McKee, Brady J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: AME Publishing Company 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006086/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29997936
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2018.04.76
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