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The presence and extent of coronary artery calcification (CAC) is established in primary prevention since the CAC score is the single best predictor of future cardiovascular events. While CAC progresses with increasing age, individual CAC progression can be estimated based on the subject’s age, gender, and CAC percentile at first examination. To date, several algorithms and methods for the definition...
Ziel Ziel ist die Deskription populationsbasierter geschlechts- und altersstratifizierter Daten der karotidalen Intima-Media-Dicke (CIMT)-Verteilung sowie der Vergleich fixer Cut-off- und Perzentilenwerte für Personen mit und ohne koronare Herzerkrankung (KHK) und die Deskription von CIMT-Perzentilen. Methoden Zwischen 2000 und 2003 wurden 4.814 Teilnehmer zwischen 45 und 75 Jahren in die Heinz...
Background The main causes of congestive heart failure (CHF) are coronary artery disease (CAD) and arterial hypertension. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) evidencing coronary atherosclerosis may occur prior to clinical CAD. The aim of our study was to assess the association between CAC as a sign of subclinical CAD and CHF in a general unselected population. Methods Participants of the Heinz Nixdorf...
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