Coexistence of Colorectal Adenomas and Coronary Calcification in Asymptomatic Men and Women

• Main Authors: Yun, Kyung Eun, Chang, Yoosoo, Rampal, Sanjay, Zhang, Yiyi, Cho, Juhee, Jung, Hyun Suk, Kim, Chan Won, Jeong, Chul, Cainzos-Achirica, Miguel, Zhao, Di, Pastor-Barriuso, Roberto, Shin, Hocheol, Guallar, Eliseo, Ryu, Seungho
• Format: Article
• Published: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20243/; https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000000824

Goals: Because of shared risk factors between clinically manifest cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer, we hypothesized the coexistence of subclinical atherosclerosis measured by coronary artery calcium (CAC) and colorectal adenoma (CRA) and that these 2 processes would also share common ris...