Open AccessPrognostic value of coronary artery calcium screening in asymptomatic smokers and non-smokers
Author(s) -
Leslee J. Shaw,
Paolo Raggi,
Tracy Q. Callister,
Daniel S. Berman
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi750
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , coronary calcium score , cardiology , coronary artery calcium , population , calcium , coronary artery disease , confidence interval , environmental health
To determine the extent and prognostic significance of coronary artery calcium in asymptomatic smokers and non-smokers. Population data are available on the prognostic impact of smoking on atherosclerotic imaging measurements of the carotid and peripheral arteries. Limited data are available on the impact of cigarette smoking on the prognostic value of coronary calcium.