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Abstract 15367: The Association of Coronary Artery Calcium With Cause-Specific Mortality in Adults Aged 30-49 Years: The CAC Consortium

Michael D. Miedema, Zeina Dardari, Khurram Nasir, Thomas Knickelbine, Sandra Oberembt, Leslee J. Shaw, John A. Rumberger, Alan Rozanski, Daniel S. Berman, Matthew Jay Budoff, Michael Joseph Blaha

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Introduction: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a strong predictor of CHD, ASCVD, and total mortality in middle-aged and older adults, but the impact of CAC on mortality in young adults is less clea...

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Key concepts: Medicine, Coronary artery calcium, Internal medicine, Cardiology, Coronary artery disease, Calcium