Among the adults in the study, even those with
low coronary artery calcium scores of 1 - 99 were 50 % more likely to die of heart disease than adults with a calcium score of zero.
Not exact matches
ABI indicates ankle - brachial index; ALT, alanine transaminase; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CAC,
coronary artery calcium; CK, creatine kinase; FH, familial hypercholesterolemia; LDL - C,
low - density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; RCT, randomized controlled trial; and ULN, upper limit of normal.
ABI indicates ankle - brachial index; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CAC,
coronary artery calcium; hs - CRP, high - sensitivity C - reactive protein; LDL - C,
low - density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; and RCT, randomized controlled trial.