Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis that confers increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Measured by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography, CAC ...

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Abstract: Objective: To investigate the plausibility of a mathematical model of the ballistocardiogram (BCG) called the “BCG-blood pressure (BP) model” developed in our prior work. Methods: We ...

Health Science Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy. (F.G., C.P., A.G., M.E.) Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Division ...