Coronary Artery Calcium Distribution Is an Independent Predictor of Incident Major Coronary Heart Disease Events: Results From the Framingham Heart Study [Coronary Artery Disease]

Conclusions— Distribution of coronary atherosclerosis, especially CAC in the proximal dominant coronary artery and an increased number of coronary arteries with CAC, predict major CHD events independently of the traditional AS in community-dwelling men and women.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - September 27, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Ferencik, M., Pencina, K. M., Liu, T., Ghemigian, K., Baltrusaitis, K., Massaro, J. M., DAgostino, R. B., ODonnell, C. J., Hoffmann, U. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Myocardial Infarction, Computerized Tomography (CT), Atherosclerosis Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research