Coronary Artery Calcification in Older Adults to Age 99
Population
614 older adults, mean age 80 years (range 67 to 99 years), 60% women, 23% black.
Design
Cross-sectional
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Implication
Variable CAC in older adults warrants age-specific thresholds; leaves open outcome validation before guiding decisions.
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Population
614 older adults, mean age 80 years (range 67 to 99 years), 60% women, 23% black.
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Intervention
Electron beam tomography to assess coronary artery calcium (CAC)
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Outcome
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) score and its association with risk factorssurrogate
Coronary artery calcification is highly prevalent but variable in older adults up to age 99, with higher scores associated with age, male sex, white race, and traditional risk factors.
Cite This Study
Newman et al. (2001) studied this question.