Association between depressive symptoms and thoracic aortic calcification, and their independent and joint prognostic value for incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the MESA cohort

By afschroeder • August 20, 2026

Arai D, White Q, Ichikawa K, McClelland RL, Johnson WC, Yabuki M, Hansen S, Budoff MJ. Association between depressive symptoms and thoracic aortic calcification, and their independent and joint prognostic value for incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the MESA cohort. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Aug 19. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03771-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42616253.

Tags: ASCVD, Cardiology/Epi, depressive symptoms, Harbor UCLA, MESA, Publications, Risk stratification, Thoracic aortic calcification

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