Aortic Calcification Onset and Progression: Association With the Development of Coronary Atherosclerosis [Imaging]

ConclusionTAC and CAC share similar major determinants for incident calcification. Participants with TAC, especially ascending TAC, are at elevated risk for development of CAC.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - March 30, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kalsch, H., Lehmann, N., Moebus, S., Hoffmann, B., Stang, A., Jockel, K.–H., Erbel, R., Mahabadi, A. A. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Computerized Tomography (CT), Atherosclerosis Original Research Source Type: research