CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATIONS IN MIDDLE EASTERN POPULATIONS: PREVALENCE AND COMPARISON WITH POPULATIONS IN EUROPE AND THE USA

Coronary artery calcifications (CAC) are markers of atherosclerosis and correlate with the extent and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). The distribution of CAC scores has only been reported in selected cohorts: mostly in USA and Europe. The objective of this study is to report age- and