Greater Volume but not Higher Density of Abdominal Aortic Calcium Is Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis).
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| Abstract | :
Abdominal aortic calcium (AAC) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) independently and similarly predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. The standard AAC and CAC score, the Agatston method, upweights for greater calcium density, thereby modeling higher calcium density as a CVD hazard. |
| Year of Publication | :
2016
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| Journal | :
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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| Volume | :
9
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| Issue | :
11
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| ISSN Number | :
1941-9651
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| URL | :
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005138?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed
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| DOI | :
10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005138
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| Short Title | :
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging
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