NAFLD patients had higher total cost ($22,515 vs. $19,757) and length of stay (4 days vs 3 days). Conclusion N-NAFLD is associated with lower mortality, while NAFLD can have higher total cost, and longer length of stay among coronary artery calcifications. Randomized clinical trials are...
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To evaluate the relation of coronary artery calcifications (CAC) on non-ECG-gated CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with short-term mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). We retrospectively included all in-patients between May 2007 and December 2014 with an ICD-9 code for ...
We evaluated the combination of NT-proBNP and coronary artery calcium score (CAC) for prediction of combined fatal and non-fatal CVD and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria (>30 mg/24-h), but without known coronary artery disease. Moreover, we assessed the ...
Background: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a well-established risk factor for the occurrence of adverse ischemic events. However, the economic impact of the presence of CAC is unknown. Objectives: Through an economic model analysis, we sought to estimate the incremental impact of CAC on ...
This study shows that abdominal aortic calcification as assessed on a lateral lumbar X-ray is predictive for the presence of significant coronary artery disease in asymptomatic dialysis patients. This simple, non-invasive and cheap screening method could contribute to early identification of patients ...