Prognostic value of abdominal aortic calcification: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

K Leow, P Szulc, JT Schousboe, DP Kiel… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The prognostic importance of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) viewed on
noninvasive imaging modalities remains uncertain. Methods and Results We searched …

Calcification of the abdominal aorta as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events: a meta-analysis

FB Gonçalves, MT Voûte, SE Hoeks, MB Chonchol… - Heart, 2012 - heart.bmj.com
Context Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is a common finding in patients with
atherosclerosis. Objective The aim of this study was to demonstrate the incremental value of …

Does nonenhanced CT-based quantification of abdominal aortic calcification outperform the Framingham risk score in predicting cardiovascular events in …

SD O'Connor, PM Graffy, R Zea, PJ Pickhardt - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine if abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) at CT predicts cardiovascular
events independent of Framingham risk score (FRS). Materials and Methods For this …

Presence of abdominal aortic calcification is significantly associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients

S Okuno, E Ishimura, K Kitatani, Y Fujino… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is reported as a predictor for
cardiovascular mortality in the general population, it is unknown whether this is also true in …

Association between aortic calcification and total and cardiovascular mortality in older women

N Rodondi, BC Taylor, DC Bauer, LY Lui… - Journal of internal …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. To determine whether older women with abdominal aortic calcification had a
greater cardiovascular and all‐cause mortality, as such data are limited in older adults …

Abdominal aortic calcification in patients with CKD

MJ Peeters, JAJG van den Brand, AD van Zuilen… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is independently associated with
cardiovascular events in dialysis patients and in the general population. However, data in …

[HTML][HTML] Aortic calcification

RW Jayalath, SH Mangan, J Golledge - European Journal of Vascular and …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Vascular calcification is a complicating factor observed in advanced
atherosclerosis. This review summarises the present knowledge regarding abdominal aortic …

Prevalence of thoracic aortic calcification and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factors and coronary calcification in an unselected population-based cohort: the …

H Kälsch, N Lehmann, S Möhlenkamp… - The international journal …, 2013 - Springer
Thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) have been proposed
for risk assessment of coronary artery and cardiovascular disease events. The aim of this …

Abdominal aortic calcification: from ancient friend to modern foe

JW Bartstra, WPTM Mali, W Spiering… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Abdominal aortic calcifications were already ubiquitous in ancient populations
from all continents. Although nowadays generally considered as an innocent end stage of …

Automated segmentation and quantification of aortic calcification at abdominal CT: application of a deep learning-based algorithm to a longitudinal screening cohort

PM Graffy, J Liu, S O'Connor, RM Summers… - Abdominal …, 2019 - Springer
Objective To investigate an automated aortic calcium segmentation and scoring tool at
abdominal CT in an adult screening cohort. Methods Using instance segmentation with …