Prognostic significance of abdominal aortic calcification scores on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans for mortality in cancer survivors: NHANES-based cohort study (2013-2019)

By afschroeder • October 7, 2025

Al-Jarshawi M, Martin GP, Cole A, Menezes MN, Cheng RK, Lopez-Mattei J, Yang EH, Mamas MA. Prognostic significance of abdominal aortic calcification scores on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans for mortality in cancer survivors: NHANES-based cohort study (2013-2019). Eur Heart J Open. 2025 Sep 1;5(5):oeaf116. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeaf116. PMID: 41048404; PMCID: PMC12492483.

Tags: Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), all-cause mortality, Cancer survivors, cardio-oncology, Cardiology/Epi, cardiovascular mortality, Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), Publications

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