Arterial calcification at multiple sites: sex-specific cardiovascular risk profiles and mortality risk—the Rotterdam Study

Arterial calcification at multiple sites: sex-specific cardiovascular risk profiles and mortality risk—the Rotterdam Study

Abstract Background Evidence has pointed towards differences in the burden of arteriosclerosis according to its location and sex. Yet there is a scarcity of population-based data on aggregated sex-specific cardiovascular risk profiles, instead of single risk factors, and mortality risk according to...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Janine E. van der Toorn, Oscar L. Rueda-Ochoa, Niels van der Schaft, Meike W. Vernooij, M. Arfan Ikram, Daniel Bos, Maryam Kavousi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Arteriosclerosis
Calcification
Computed tomography
Mortality
Risk profiles
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01722-7

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01722-7

Similar Items