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Long-Term Prognosis Associated With Coronary Calcification: Observations From a Registry of 25,253 Patients -- Budoff et al. 49 (18): 1860 -- Journal of the American College of Cardiology (8 May 2009)

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We collected mortality data on 25,253 consecutive, asymptomatic individuals referred by primary care physicians for CAC scanning. This large observational data series strongly indicates that CAC is an independent estimator of all-cause mortality. Our results reveal a marked difference in survival at 6.8 years as the CAC scores increase from 0 to >1,000. This supports the notion that increasing coronary atherosclerosis is a strong and independent predictor of future cardiac events. Furthermore, our study shows that CAC provides independent and incremental prognostic information in addition to traditional risk factors in the prediction of all-cause mortality. Link
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