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Cardiac risk factors and prevention
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Agatston score of the descending aorta is independently associated with coronary events in a low-risk population

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  • Elton A M P Dudink Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Frederique E C M Peeters Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sibel Altintas Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Luuk I B Heckman Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rutger J Haest Department of Cardiology, St. Anna Hospital, Geldrop, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hans Kragten Department of Cardiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Bas L J H Kietselaer Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Joachim Wildberger Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Justin G L M Luermans Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Bob Weijs Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Harry J G M Crijns Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Elton A M P Dudink; elton.dudink{at}mumc.nl
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Citation

Dudink EAMP, Peeters FECM, Altintas S, et al
Agatston score of the descending aorta is independently associated with coronary events in a low-risk population
Open Heart 2018;5:e000893. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000893

Publication history

  • Received June 25, 2018
  • Revision received October 3, 2018
  • Accepted November 10, 2018
  • First published November 24, 2018.
Online issue publication 
November 24, 2018

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