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Arterial Age as a Function of Coronary Artery Calcium (From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA])

It has been proposed that coronary artery calcium (CAC) can be used to estimate an arterial age in adults. Supporting this concept is that chronologic age, as used in cardiovascular risk assessment, is a surrogate for atherosclerotic burden. This measure can provide the patient with a more understan...

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Main Authors: McClelland, Robyn L., Nasir, Khurram, Budoff, Matthew, Blumenthal, Roger S., Kronmal, Richard A.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2621006/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19101230
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.08.031
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