Qualitative coronary artery calcification scores and risk of all cause, COPD and pneumonia hospital admission in a large CT lung cancer screening cohort

CONCLUSION: Qualitative CAC on CTLS exams identifies individuals at elevated risk for all cause, pneumonia and COPD-related hospital admissions.PMID:34311389 | DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106540

Source: Respiratory Care - July 26, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lee Gazourian Shawn M Regis Elizabeth J Pagura Lori Lyn Price Melissa Gawlik Carla Lamb Kimberly M Rieger-Christ William B Thedinger Ava M Sanayei William P Long Cristina F Stefanescu Giulia S Rizzo Avignat S Patel Carolyn E Come Carey C Thomson Victor Pi Source Type: research