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Figure 3 Risk-Adjusted Annual Mortality for CAC Score Subsets by the Number of Calcified Lesions CAC 100

This figure plots predicted or risk-adjusted annual mortality rates by the number of calcified lesions in the LAD or LM, RCA, and LCx coronary arteries. These results are based on data from a Cox proportional hazards multivariable model that included the number of calcified lesions plus cardiac risk factors. For all coronary arteries, mortality rates are higher for patients with more frequent calcified lesions. However, mortality rates were highest for patients with calcified lesions in the LAD or LM coronary arteries. CAC = coronary artery calcium; other abbreviations as in Figure 1.