Message from the heart: Abdominal aortic calcification for CV risk detection

Abdominal aortic calcification or AAC is the deposition of calcium within the intimal or medial layers of the aortic wall. The presence of AAC is evidence of aortovascular disease and has been shown to be a marker of generalised atherosclerosis at other vascular beds e.g. coronary and carotid arteries, and/or medial calcifications seen in certain clinical populations and advanced ages.