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2877272

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8516
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
Since aortic calcification is seen on X-rays of the prelumbar region in many patients, its relation with cardiovascular disease (CVD) was investigated in a prospective study in The Netherlands. X-rays were taken of 1359 men and 1598 women, in 1975-78. In the subsequent 9 years, 50 men and 33 women died from CVD. The prevalence of aortic calcification was about 10% in middle-aged subjects and rose with age to a maximum of 45% in men and 75% in women. Aortic calcification was associated with a six-fold increased risk of CVD death in men aged 45 years, independent of major CVD risk factors. For each year of age over 45, risk associated with the presence of aortic calcification declined by 6%. Death rates in middle-aged women were too small for risk analysis. These results suggest that atherosclerosis in other than coronary or cerebral vessels may have predictive relevance for CVD death: its diagnosis indicates intervention on present CVD risk factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1120-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Aortic calcification as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't