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Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) and Post-Trial Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Within the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Estrogen-Alone Trial.

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Abstract
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Among women aged 50 to 59 years at baseline in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Estrogen-Alone (E-Alone) trial, randomization to conjugated equine estrogen-alone versus placebo was associated with lower risk of myocardial infarction and mortality, and, in an ancillary study, the WHI-CACS (WHI Coronary Artery Calcification Study) with lower CAC, measured by cardiac computed tomography ≈8.7 years after baseline randomization. We hypothesized that higher CAC would be related to post-trial coronary heart disease (CHD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and total mortality, independent of baseline randomization or risk factors.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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Journal of the American Heart Association
Volume
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6
Issue
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11
Date Published
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2017
URL
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http://jaha.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=29079563
DOI
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10.1161/JAHA.117.006887
Short Title
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J Am Heart Assoc
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