Open AccessCoronary Artery Calcification Predicts Long-Term Mortality in Hypertensive Adults
Author(s) -
Joseph Shemesh,
Michael Motro,
Nira MoragKoren,
Alexander Tenenbaum,
Sara Apter,
A. Weiss,
Ehud Grossman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.28
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , calcification , coronary artery calcium , artery , mortality rate , coronary artery disease
Coronary artery calcification (CAC) predicts mortality in normotensive individuals. We hypothesized that CAC has an impact on long-term mortality in hypertensive patients.
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