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Abdominal aortic calcification may signal future heart attack

Computed tomography (CT)-based measures of calcification in the abdominal aorta are strong predictors of heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events—stronger even than the widely used Framingham risk score, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Images from CT colonography show segmented abdominal aortic calcification measured with semiautomated CT tool on (a) coronal and (b) sagittal...