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The Predictive Value of Coronary Calcium: An Army Study

JoAnne Micale Foody

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Coronary artery calcification (CAC) increases the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), but does a patient’s CAC score add prognostic value beyond that from other identifiable risk factors? These researchers assessed the predictive value of CAC, detected by electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT), in 1,983 healthy active-duty U.S. Army personnel (age 40–50; 82% …

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Key concepts: Coronary artery calcium, Medicine, Predictive value, Cardiology, Internal medicine, Coronary artery disease, Calcification, Coronary heart disease