Do vascular risk factors correlate to the extent as well as the severity of coronary atherosclerosis?
Extent of CAD, as well as its severity, is significantly associated with traditional vascular risk factors. Because most acute coronary events occur at sites of minor plaque, this might explain the mechanism whereby risk factors confer adverse prognostic significance.
After additional long-term follow-up of our large cohort, our results continue to suggest that CAIX is not an independent prognostic marker for ccRCC.