title: Radiologic heart volume and subsequent mortality.
abstract: In the London Civil Service Health Survey, both p.a. and lateral 100 mm chest films were taken on 12,630 men aged 40 and above. Radiologic heart volume was calculated on a 10 per cent sample and to the sample were added the films of all other subjects from the cohort who had died within 5 years of the survey, or more than 5 years afterwards. Radiologic heart volume could be calculated on 1,390 subjects of whom 233 had died within 5 years, and 47 after 5 years had elapsed. For deaths within the first 5 years there was a stepwise increase in mortality with increasing quintile of heart volume. Radiologic heart volume predicts death from cardiovascular disease both within 5 years of estimation and for deaths occurring more than 5 years after examination.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002306:Cardiac Volume; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography