Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Predictive nomogram for abdominal aortic calcification risk: a multi-algorithm approach integrating demographic and clinical variables

By Yapeng Zhu, Wei Guo, Hongpeng Zhang

Fig. 1. A detailed flow chart of participant recruitment — Fig. 1. A detailed flow chart of participant recruitmentA detailed flow chart of participant recruitmentZhu et al.

Cross-sectional study in peopleBiomarkers

Independent replication, declared no competing interests

The paper

Yapeng Zhu, Wei Guo, Hongpeng Zhang

Chinese PLA General Hospital

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 30 Jul 2026

doi.org/10.1186/s13019-026-04588-7 PubMed 42754899

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