Increased Aortic Diameters on Multidetector Computed Tomographic Scan Are Independent Predictors of Incident Adverse Cardiovascular Events | Zendy

Saadia Qazi | Zendy; Joseph M. Massaro | Zendy; Michael L. Chuang | Zendy; Ralph B. D’Agostino | Zendy; Udo Hoffmann | Zendy; Christopher J. O’Donnell | Zendy

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Increased Aortic Diameters on Multidetector Computed Tomographic Scan Are Independent Predictors of Incident Adverse Cardiovascular Events

Author(s) -

Saadia Qazi,

Joseph M. Massaro,

Michael L. Chuang,

Ralph B. D’Agostino,

Udo Hoffmann,

Christopher J. O’Donnell

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1942-0080

pISSN - 1941-9651

DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.117.006776

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cardiology , thoracic aorta , abdominal aorta , myocardial infarction , aorta , confidence interval , framingham heart study , ascending aorta , proportional hazards model , risk factor , framingham risk score , radiology , surgery , disease

Adverse aortic remodeling, such as dilation, is associated with multiple cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. We sought to determine whether measures of enlarged aortic diameters improve prediction of incident adverse CVD events above standard CVD risk factors in a community-dwelling cohort.

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