Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics and Coronary Artery Calcification in Northern Chinese Population

• 作 者: LUO Tai Yang LIU Xiao Hui DAI
• 机 构: DepartmentofCardiology
• 出 处: 生物医学与环境科学：英文版
• 发表日期: 2016年7期
• 关键词: Ideal cardiovascular health Coronary artery calcification ATHEROSCLEROSIS Ideal
• 基金项目: supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China（81400229）, Capital Special Clinical Application Grants（Z141107002514103）, the Recovery Medical Science Foundation

Objective Coronary artery calcification(CAC) is a well-established risk predictor of coronary heart disease events and is recognized as an indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis.Methods A cross-sectional study consisting of 2999 participants aged ≥40 ye