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SUBMITTER: Dzaye O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428523 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dzaye Omar O Al Rifai Mahmoud M Dardari Zeina Z Shaw Leslee J LJ Al-Mallah Mouaz H MH Handy Marshall Catherine C Rozanski Alan A Mortensen Martin B MB Duebgen Matthias M Matsushita Kunihiro K Rumberger John A JA Berman Daniel S DS Budoff Matthew J MJ Miedema Michael D MD Nasir Khurram K Blaha Michael J MJ Whelton Seamus P SP
Journal of the American Heart Association 20200420 8
Background Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a predictor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to a lesser extent cancer. The age- and sex-specific relationship of CAC with CVD and cancer mortality is unknown. Methods and Results Asymptomatic patients aged 40 to 75 years old without known CVD were included from the CAC Consortium. We calculated sex-specific mortality rates per 1000 person-years' follow-up. Using parametric survival regression modeling, we determined the age- and ...[more]