Is abdominal aortic calcification identified on DXA a marker of generalized atherosclerosis in elderly women?
Elderly women
Lateral spine imaging using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to identify abdominal aortic calcification (AAC)
Correlation with carotid ultrasound measures of atherosclerosissurrogate
Abdominal aortic calcification detected via routine DXA scans for osteoporosis is a promising, low-cost, and minimal-radiation marker for generalized extracoronary atherosclerosis in elderly women.
AAC identified on images from a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry machine were strongly related to carotid ultrasound measures of atherosclerosis. This low-cost, minimal radiation technique used widely for osteoporosis screening is a promising marker of generalized extracoronary atherosclerosis.
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Joshua R. Lewis
Edith Cowan University
John T. Schousboe
HealthPartners
Wai H. Lim
The University of Sydney
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
University of Minnesota
The University of Sydney
Children's Hospital at Westmead
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Lewis et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
synapsesocial.com/papers/69d813898c03fbaff8bed84a — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.115.306383