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During non-invasive ct cardiac calcium (agatston) scoring scan is one more likely to find calcium (plaques)deposits in thoracic aorta or coronary arteries in 68 year old men? why?
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NATURALLY, atherosclerotic vascular disease (one of the manifestations is calcium plaques by X-ray studies) progresses with AGING, worse in patients with history of uncontrolled hypertension and hyperlipidemia, usually more pronounced in men than women at the same age and same risk factors.
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