Medical News: Serum Phosphorus Predicts Coronary Artery Calcification – in Cardiovascular, Coronary Artery Disease from MedPage Today

Coronary artery calcification was common among apparently healthy adults, became more frequent and severe with time, and was associated with elevated levels of serum phosphorus, according to an analysis of data from a long-term population study.

 

At baseline, coronary artery calcification was present in 28% of participants in a long-term observational study, and six years later, new-onset calcification had developed in 33%, for an overall prevalence of 50% (P<0.001), according to Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, of Providence Medical Research Center in Spokane, Wash., and colleagues.