Coronary artery calcification outperforms thoracic aortic calcification for the prediction of myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality: The Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

摘要

Background: Thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) is associated with cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and prevalent coronary artery disease. We aimed to investigate whether TAC burden is associated with incident myocardial infarction (MI) and all-cause mortality in subjects without known coronary artery disease and to determine its predictive value for these endpoints.