Monthly Archives: October 2021

CAC Diagnostic Value Age Dependent

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A Danish cohort study showed that the diagnostic value of a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score was age dependent, with smaller added diagnostic value for younger patients. The cohort included 23 759 symptomatic adult patients who underwent computed tomography angiography between January 2008 and December 2017; median age 58, 55% […]

SBP-Mortality Association Modified by Frailty

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A German longitudinal study suggested that the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and all-cause mortality in older adults may be modified by frailty, with a tendency toward lower risk among those with SBP≥130 mm Hg in frail older adults. The study included 1170 participants (median age 73.9 years, 41.6% […]