Progression of calcium density in the ascending thoracic aorta is inversely associated with incident cardiovascular disease events.

Author
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IC Thomas
RL McClelland
MA Allison
JH Ix
ED Michos
NI Forbang
WS Post
ND Wong
MJ Budoff
MH Criqui
Abstract
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Little is known regarding the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) conferred by changes in the volume and density of ascending thoracic aorta calcium (ATAC) over time. We evaluated changes in ATAC volume and density scores and incident ASCVD events.
Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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2047-2404
URL
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https://academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/ehjci/jey007
DOI
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10.1093/ehjci/jey007
Short Title
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Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
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