Calcification of the aortic wall indicates risk but not beyond current clinically used risk factors assessment

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany. Electronic address: Raimund.Erbel@uk-essen.de.
² Contilia Heart and Vascular Centre, Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen, Essen, Germany.

Editorial

Raimund Erbel et al. Atherosclerosis. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb:257:256-258.

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.01.020. Epub 2017 Jan 21.

¹ Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany. Electronic address: Raimund.Erbel@uk-essen.de.
² Contilia Heart and Vascular Centre, Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen, Essen, Germany.

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Keywords: Aortic sclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular risk prediction; Coronary artery calcification; Thoracic aortic calcification.

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Thoracic aortic calcium, cardiovascular disease events, and all-cause mortality in asymptomatic individuals with zero coronary calcium: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
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