Echocardiographic calcification score in patients with low/intermediate cardiovascular risk.

Kristóf HirschbergManuel ReinhartDerliz MerelesLorenz UhlmannFlorian AndréJohannes RiffelMarco OchsHugo A Katus

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2018)

We demonstrated the prevalence of an easily obtainable, radiation-free calcification score in patients with low/intermediate cardiovascular risk. The strong association with CT-calcium scoring may evoke its potential as an alternative method in CV risk assessment.

Keyphrases

risk assessment
chronic kidney disease
computed tomography
risk factors
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
heavy metals
human health
image quality
magnetic resonance imaging
dual energy
left atrial
atrial fibrillation