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Figure 5 Risk-Adjusted Annual Mortality for CAC Score Subsets by the Number of Calcified Lesions
This figure plots predicted or risk-adjusted annual mortality rates by the number of calcified lesions and coronary artery calcium (CAC) score results. These results are based on data from a Cox proportional hazards multivariable model that included the number of calcified lesions, the CAC score, and cardiac risk factors. Although mortality rates increased for patients with more frequent lesions as well as for those with higher CAC scores, mortality rates were highest for patients with few, very large calcified lesions.
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