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Prognostic Value of Cardiac Risk Factors and Coronary Artery Calcium Screening for All-Cause Mortality

Radiology · 2003 · Vol. 228(3) · pp. 826–833

Leslee J. Shaw✉(American Institute for Economic Research)Paolo RaggiEnrique F. SchistermanDaniel S. BermanTracy Q. Callister

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Abstract

This large observational data series shows that coronary calcium provides independent incremental information in addition to traditional risk factors in the prediction of all-cause mortality.

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicineInternal medicineAsymptomaticCoronary Calcium ScoreCardiologyCoronary artery diseaseRisk factorProportional hazards modelFramingham Risk ScoreCoronary artery calcium

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCalciumCoronary VesselsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart DiseasesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityPrognosisRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray Computed

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