Relation of Iliac Artery Calcium With Adiposity Measures and Peripheral Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT: Arterial calcification is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. To improve the understanding of the pathogenesis involved with iliac artery calcium (IAC), we sought to examine the associations between the burden of IAC with adiposity measures and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Participants (n = 1,236, 52% women, mean age 60 years) were drawn from the Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort who underwent multidetector computed tomography. The extent of IAC was quantified based on calcified atherosclerotic plaques detected in the iliac arteries. High IAC was defined based on gender-specific 90th percentile cut-off points from a healthy referent subsample. PAD is defined as an ankle-brachial index < 0.9, intermittent claudication, and/or history of lower extremity revascul

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5385098 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature