Onofre CJ, Treviño FR, Oliveros OG

Language: Spanish
References: 7
Page: 80-84
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ABSTRACT

Background: Approximately 15 million Americans suffer arterial coronary illness and it is the main cause of death in men and women in USA. The coronary atherosclerosis is the main cause, the presence of coronary calcium is related directly with the quantity of atherosclerotic plaque and future coronary events.
Objective: To evaluate the proportional ratio between calcium score and the quantity of factors of cardiovascular risk in check-up patients in the Hospital Christus Muguerza Alta Especialidad (HCMAE).
Material and methods: GE 64-slices Computed Axial Tomography was used, by means of electrocardiographic synchronization, and it was assessed retrospectively.
Results: Of 150 patients conducted by census, 28 were abnormal, from which 26 had more than two well-known factors of risk: congenital background and overweight.
Conclusion: No increase risk of proportional risk exists, between calcium score and factors of risk.

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