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Atherosclerosis

Studies from University of Copenhagen further understanding of atherosclerosis

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 21st, 2010

New research, 'Growth patterns of abdominal atherosclerotic calcified deposits from lumbar lateral X-rays,' is the subject of a report. "The aim of this study is to investigate new methods for describing the progression of atherosclerosis based on novel information of the growth patterns of individual abdominal aortic calcifications (AACs) over time. Lateral X-ray images were used due to their low cost, fast examination time, and wide-spread use, which facilitates a large statistical model (n >100) based on longitudinal data," scientists writing in the The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging report.

"The examined cohort consisted of 103...

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