Coronary artery calcification on computed tomography correlates with mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Phoebe E. OʼHare,J Ayres,Rachael L. OʼRourke,R. Slaughter,Henry M. Marshall,Rayleen Bowman,Kwun M. Fong,Ian A. Yang

Coronary artery calcification on computed tomography correlates with mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

2014

Phoebe E. OʼHare
J Ayres
Rachael L. OʼRourke
R. Slaughter
Henry M. Marshall
Rayleen Bowman
Kwun M. Fong
Ian A. Yang

Objective: This cross-sectional study assessed the prognostic implications of computed tomography (CT) coronary artery calcification (CAC), independent of emphysema, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Computed tomography
Radiology
Pathology
Disease
Cardiology
Medicine
COPD
Artery calcification
Internal medicine
Coronary artery disease
Myocardial infarction
Calcinosis
Prospective cohort study
Hazard ratio
Survival rate
Severity of illness

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