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Proportion of Incident CAC in Persons With Extracoronary Atherosclerosis
There was a higher incidence of CAC for older persons with carotid plaque and TAC (55% and 51%) compared to those with an abnormal ABI (49%). CAC = coronary artery calcium; TAC = thoracic aortic calcification.
