Thoracic Aortic Calcium Density and Area in Long-Term Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Men Versus Women

By sjmartinez • December 6, 2023

Razavi AC, Kim C, van Assen M, De Cecco CN, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Quyyumi AA, Vaccarino V, Miedema MD, Nasir K, Rozanski A, Fernandez C, Rumberger JA, Shaw LJ, Bødtker Mortensen M, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Sperling LS, Whelton SP, Blaha MJ, Dzaye O. Thoracic Aortic Calcium Density and Area in Long-Term Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Men Versus Women. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Dec 6:e015690. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.123.015690. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38054290.

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