RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM INCIDENCE AND PROGRESSION IN AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COHORT

Rhanderson Cardoso,Giuliano Generoso,Henrique Lane Staniak,Murilo Foppa,Bruce Bartholow Duncan,Alexandre C. Pereira,Michael J. Blaha,Ron Blankstein,Khurram Nasir,Isabela M. Benseñor,Paulo A. Lotufo,Marcio Sommer Bittencourt

RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM INCIDENCE AND PROGRESSION IN AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COHORT

2020

Rhanderson Cardoso
Giuliano Generoso
Henrique Lane Staniak
Murilo Foppa
Bruce Bartholow Duncan
Alexandre C. Pereira
Michael J. Blaha
Ron Blankstein
Khurram Nasir
Isabela M. Benseñor
Paulo A. Lotufo
Marcio Sommer Bittencourt

The role of repeated coronary artery calcium (CAC) evaluations is not well known. We sought to determine risk factors for CAC initiation and progression in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil). We included individuals with no prior CV disease who had CAC measured at two

Keywords:

Diabetes mellitus
coronary artery calcium
Cardiology
Medicine
ethnically diverse
Internal medicine
Cohort
Disease
Longitudinal study
adult health

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