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ABSOLUTE CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORES PREDICT MORTALITY BETTER THAN AGE-SEX-RACE/ETHNICITY PERCENTILE: CAC CONSORTIUM

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An age-, sex-, and race/ethnicity-specific CAC percentile of >75th has been associated with increased CHD events. Current guidelines recommend the use of CAC >75th percentile to identify individuals for preventive… Click to show full abstract

An age-, sex-, and race/ethnicity-specific CAC percentile of >75th has been associated with increased CHD events. Current guidelines recommend the use of CAC >75th percentile to identify individuals for preventive pharmacotherapy. The aim of our study is to demonstrate if absolute CAC scores predict

Keywords: sex race; scores predict; age sex; race ethnicity

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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