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Radiological Society of North America
Coronary calcium distribution tied to heart attack risk
June 12th, 2008
A new calcium scoring method may better predict a person's risk of heart attack, according to a new multicenter study published in the June issue of the journal Radiology. Calcium coverage scoring takes into account not only the amount of calcified plaque build-up in the coronary arteries, but also its distribution. "Now we know that the location of the calcium in the arteries is particularly important in estimating a patient's potential risk," said the study's lead author Elizabeth Brown, Sc.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Washington in Seattle. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-12)
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