March 24, 2003Circulation461 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperMitral Annular Calcification Predicts Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality
Structured PICO
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Intervention
Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC)
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Outcome
Incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD deathhard clinical
Mitral annular calcification serves as an independent marker for increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular mortality.
Abstract
The independent association of MAC with incident CVD and CVD death underscores that cardiac calcification is a marker of increased CVD risk.