Cardiovascular events with absent or minimal coronary calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

BACKGROUND: Elevated coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a marker for increase risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). While the majority of CHD events occur among individuals with advanced CAC, CHD can also occur in individuals with little or no calcified plaque. In this study, we sought to evaluate the...

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Main Authors: Budoff, Matthew J, McClelland, Robyn L., Nasir, Khurram, Greenland, Philip, Kronmal, Richard A., Kondos, George T., Shea, Steven, Lima, Joao AC, Blumenthal, Roger S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766514/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19781414
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2009.08.007
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