Coronary Artery Plaque Burden in Asymptomatic Danish Men Aged 65-75 Years and the Relation to Glycemic Status.

Launched by SVENDBORG HOSPITAL · Aug 20, 2020

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Background

Cardiovascular disease: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still one of the leading causes of death in the Western Society. Despite extensive research, risk estimation based on traditional risk factors predicts risk in the general population but may not give an adequate individual risk, and can thereby under- or overestimate the risk of future cardiovascular event and therefore lead to either over- or undertreatment of a not ignorable part of the population.

T2DM/dysglycemia and atherosclerosis: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is rising rapidly. Furthermore, one ...

Gender

MALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 65-75 years
• • Capable of giving written informed consent
• • Participates in the DANCAVAS study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Body mass index (BMI) \>35
• • Atrial fibrillation and other tachyarrhythmia that unable CCTA analysis
• • Estimates Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<45 ml/min
• • Contrast allergy
• • Untreated hyperthyroid
• • History of CAD or Apoplexia
• • Symptoms of CAD
• • Known Diabetes Mellitus