Associations of cigarette smoking with coronary artery and extra-coronary calcification in older adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

By afschroeder • February 25, 2026

Chen M, Ding N, Wang FM, Obisesan OH, Folsom AR, Howard-Claudio CM, Budoff M, Blaha MJ, Matsushita K. Associations of cigarette smoking with coronary artery and extra-coronary calcification in older adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Atherosclerosis. 2026 Feb 9;414:120673. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120673. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41734571.

Tags: Cardiology/Epi, Cigarette Smoking, coronary artery calcium, extra-coronary calcification, Harbor UCLA, healthy aging, Publications, subclinical atherosclerosis

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