High Cardiovascular Risk in Older Men With Severe Peripheral Artery Calcification on High-Resolution Peripheral QCT Scans: The STRAMBO Study

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2021 May 5;41(5):1818-1829. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.315289. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

Authors

Pawel Szulc¹, Catherine Planckaert¹, Dominique Foesser¹, Janina Patsch², Roland Chapurlat¹

Affiliations

¹ INSERM UMR 1033, University of Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, France (P.S., C.P., D.F., R.C.).
² Division of General and Paediatric Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria (J.P.).

PMID: 33792348
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.315289

Abstract

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Keywords: acute coronary syndrome; arteries; forearm; tomography; vascular calcification.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Acute Coronary Syndrome / epidemiology*
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Computed Tomography Angiography*
Forearm / blood supply*
France / epidemiology
Heart Disease Risk Factors
Humans
Lower Extremity / blood supply*
Male
Middle Aged
Peripheral Arterial Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Peripheral Arterial Disease / epidemiology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Vascular Calcification / diagnostic imaging*