CT-derived Noncardiovascular Calcifications May Improve Coronary Heart Disease Prediction in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

By afschroeder • December 5, 2025

Ghotbi E, Hathaway QA, Bluemke DA, Ibad HA, Shabani M, Akhtarkhavari S, Barr RG, Post WS, Budoff M, Mathur A, Lima JAC, Demehri S. CT-derived Noncardiovascular Calcifications May Improve Coronary Heart Disease Prediction in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2025 Dec;7(6):e240546. doi: 10.1148/ryct.240546. PMID: 41342680.

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