Open AccessCoronary Calcification and the Risk of Heart Failure in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Maarten J.G. Leening,
Suzette E. EliasSmale,
Maryam Kavousi,
Janine F. Felix,
Jaap W. Deckers,
Rozemarijn Vliegenthart,
Matthijs Oudkerk,
Albert Hofman,
Ewout W. Steyerberg,
Bruno H. Stricker,
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.03.016
Subject(s) - cardiology , heart failure , medicine , calcification
The purpose of this study was to determine the association of coronary artery calcification (CAC) with incident heart failure in the elderly and examine its independence of overt coronary heart disease (CHD).
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