There are 3 papers on calcified plaque burden in aging research: 3 observational studies in people.
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“The calcified burden assessment was also correlated with CVD, heart failure, myocardial infarction (all p < 0.001), and type 2 diabetes (p = 0.03)”
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Effects
1Cancer
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1 study
Cancer
no changein humans1
Calcified plaque burden was not clearly linked with cancer in humans (CT colonography dataset) (p = 0.14).
“but showed no correlation with cancer (p = 0.14) or femoral neck fracture (p = 0.61).”
HumansCT colonography dataset
Academic radiology
Associations
1Cardiovascular disease
upin humans1
1 study
Cardiovascular disease
upin humans1
Calcified plaque burden is associated with cardiovascular disease in humans (CT colonography dataset) (p < 0.001).
“The calcified burden assessment was also correlated with CVD, heart failure, myocardial infarction (all p < 0.001), and type 2 diabetes (p = 0.03)”
HumansCT colonography dataset
Academic radiology
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