DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2241011191
Calcium Begets Calcium: Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomatic Subjects1
Hyo-Chun Yoon, MD, PhD,
Aletha M. Emerick, BA,
Jennifer A. Hill, MD,
David W. Gjertson, PhD and
Jonathan G. Goldin, MD, PhD
1 From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kaiser Moanalua Medical Center, 3288 Moanalua Rd, Honolulu, HI 96819 (H.C.Y.); and Departments of Radiological Sciences (A.M.E., J.A.H., J.G.G.) and Biomathematics (D.W.G.), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. From the 2000 RSNA scientific assembly. Received July 12, 2001; revision requested September 10; revision received November 15; accepted December 20. Address correspondence to H.C.Y. (e-mail: Hyo-Chun.Yoon@kp.org).

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Estimated rates of coronary artery calcium progression that were based on initial CVS. Regression lines (thick lines) are presented with corresponding 95% CI (stippled areas).
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