Associations of coronary artery calcified plaque density with mortality in type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes Heart Study

Abstract Background Coronary artery calcified plaque (CAC) is strongly predictive of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and mortality, both in general populations and individuals with type 2 diabetes at high risk for CVD. CAC is typically reported as an Agatston score, which is weighted for increas...

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Main Authors: Laura M. Raffield, Amanda J. Cox, Michael H. Criqui, Fang-Chi Hsu, James G. Terry, Jianzhao Xu, Barry I. Freedman, J. Jeffrey Carr, Donald W. Bowden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0714-z