European radiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Pulmonary function and CT biomarkers as risk factors for cardiovascular events in male lung cancer screening participants: the NELSON study.
The objective of this study was to investigate the association of spirometry and pulmonary CT biomarkers with cardiovascular events. ⋯ • Pulmonary CT biomarkers and spirometry are associated with cardiovascular events • These pulmonary measurements do not contain clinically relevant independent prognostic information • Only coronary calcium score improved cardiovascular risk prediction above age and smoking.