Aortic arch calcification is strongly associated with Coronary artery calcification

ADAR A. , Erkan H., Gokdeniz T., Karadeniz A., Cavusoglu I. G. , ÖNALAN O.

VASA-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR MEDICINE, cilt.44, ss.106-114, 2015 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

  • Cilt numarası: 44 Konu: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000415
  • Dergi Adı: VASA-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR MEDICINE
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.106-114

Özet

Background: We aimed to investigate the association between aortic arch and coronary artery calcification (CAC). We postulated that low- and high-risk CAC scores could be predicted with the evaluation of standard chest radiography for aortic arch calcification (AAC).