Association Between Coronary Calcium Detection on Chest Computed Tomography and Ischemic Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Asymptomatic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients. Systematic Review of the Literature

Introduction: Literature suggests that there is a close relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular (CV) disease. The aim of this study was to assess whether the presence of coronary calcium (CC) on chest computed tomography (CT) in asymptomatic COPD patients...

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Published in:	Open Respiratory Archives
Main Authors:	Miguel Jiménez-Gómez, Juan P. de-Torres-Tajes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-10-01
Subjects:	Calcificación coronaria Eventos cardiovasculares Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2659663624000791