Extremely high coronary artery calcium score is associated with a high cancer incidence

Int J Cardiol. 2012 Mar 22;155(3):474-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.12.077. Epub 2012 Jan 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis / metabolism
  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / metabolism
  • Coronary Vessels / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Neoplasms / etiology
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Taiwan / epidemiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Calcium