Calcification of the splenic, iliac, and breast arteries and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5599431	Atherosclerosis	2017	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Risk factors associated with calcification, and the association of calcification with risk of mortality differ across vascular beds, possibly reflecting different pathophysiology.

Keywords

BAC cardiovascular disease computed tomography CVD Cardiovascular risk factors Mortality MAC Medial arterial calcification Vascular calcification

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Calcification of the splenic, iliac, and breast arteries and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

Authors

Eva. J.E. Hendriks, Joline W.J. Beulens, Pim. A. de Jong, Yvonne. T. van der Schouw, Wei-Ning Sun, C. Michael Wright, Michael. H. Criqui, Matthew. A. Allison, Joachim. H. Ix,