The association of coronary artery calcium score and mortality risk among smokers: The coronary artery calcium consortium

We examined the implication of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score (quantitative and qualitative) for cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD), and cancer mortality risk prediction among current smokers.

Source: Atherosclerosis - December 14, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk, Sina Kianoush, Zeina Dardari, Michael D. Miedema, Leslee J. Shaw, John A. Rumberger, Daniel S. Berman, Matthew J. Budoff, Alan Rozanski, Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, John W. McEvoy, Khurram Nasir, Michael J. Blaha Source Type: research