Association between serum phosphorus and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic Korean individuals without kidney dysfunction

There are limited data regarding the relation between serum phosphorus concentration (SPC) and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in the asymptomatic healthy population without kidney dysfunction. We aimed to investigate the relation between SPC and characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques and cardiac events according to SPCs using a large cohort of asymptomatic Korean individuals. We evaluated 6329 asymptomatic Korean individuals [mean age:...