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ReviewJournal of human hypertension2020

Coronary artery calcium scoring in patients with hypertension.

Richard L Weinberg, Melvyn Rubenfire, Robert D Brook

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Review in Journal of human hypertension, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Richard L WeinbergDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. rlweinbe@med.umich.edu.
Melvyn RubenfireDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Robert D BrookDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8521-7262
Michigan Medicine · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is increased by high blood pressure (BP), predicts new-onset hypertension, and is a powerful predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events in patients with and without hypertension. Unlike other diseases (e.g., hypercholesterolemia), the clinical use of CAC scoring to personalize the treatment of high BP has not received much attention and therefore remains less well defined. Herein, we provide an updated review of studies investigating the relationship between CAC and BP. Finally, we propose a clinical algorithm to incorporate CAC into hypertension management, with a focus on its potential value in tailoring the timing of medication therapy and in helping to personalize BP goals.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisCoronary Artery DiseaseHypertensionVascular CalcificationCalciumCoronary VesselsHumansRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsCalcium

Identifiers

PMID32398769
OpenAlexW3024263806

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