Lifetime Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Individuals With and Without Diabetes: An Analysis From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

Bart S FerketM G Myriam HuninkUmesh MasharaniWendy MaxJoseph YeboahGregory L BurkeKirsten E Fleischmann

Published in: Diabetes care (2022)

Patients with diabetes carry a spectrum of CVD risk. CAC scoring may improve decisions for preventive interventions for patients with diabetes by better delineating lifetime CVD risk.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
coronary artery
type diabetes
physical activity
pulmonary artery
adipose tissue
coronary artery disease
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension