Biomarkers · Cardiac & Hemodynamics

Abdominal Aortic Calcification (AAC)

Lower values go with lower risk of death. No risk curve catalogued yet.

Published risk of death1.37×presence vs absence of abdominal aortic calcification on baseline radiographs (95% CI 1.15–1.64) · Community-based women aged >=65 years from four US clinical centres (SOF)

Sources

Rodondi N, Taylor BC, Bauer DC, Lui LY, Vogt MT, Fink HA, et al. Association between aortic calcification and total and cardiovascular mortality in older women. J Intern Med. 2007;261(3):238-44.

Related markers: Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) · Cardiac (Valvular/Annular) Calcification · Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) · Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) · Copeptin · Coronary Artery Calcium Score (Agatston) · Corrected QT Interval (QTc) · Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)