Coronary calcium in patients with and without diabetes: first manifestation of acute or chronic coronary events is characterized by different calcification patterns

Conclusions: Asymptomatic subjects with ECAC are not firstly manifested as acute coronary events but presented a high level of chronic CAD-related events during the 6.3 +/-3.4 year follow-up. In contrast, first acute CAD-related events occurred mostly in subjects with mild and moderate CAC score.

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Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - November 5, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Joseph ShemeshAlexander TenenbaumEnrique FismanNira Koren-MoragEhud Grossman Source Type: research