Risk factors for coronary, aortic arch and carotid calcification; The Rotterdam Study
Risk factors for coronary, aortic arch and carotid calcification; The Rotterdam Study
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DOI:
10.1038/jhh.2009.42
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发表时间:
2010-02-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Witteman, J. C. M.
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作者:
Odink, A. E.;van der Lugt, A.;Witteman, J. C. M.
This study was performed to examine the association of cardiovascular risk factors with calcification in the coronary arteries, aortic arch and carotid arteries, assessed by multislice computed tomography (MSCT). This study was embedded in the Rotterdam Study, a population-based study in subjects aged 55 years and over. From October 2003 until December 2004, subjects were invited to undergo a MSCT scan. Coronary, aortic arch and carotid calcification were quantified according to the Agatston score. Analyses were performed in the first 1003 subjects. Age and current smoking were the strongest independent risk factors for arterial calcification. The odds ratio (OR) for age in women, irrespective of the vessel bed, was 1.1 (P