Carotid intima-media thickness and presence or absence of plaque improves prediction of coronary heart disease risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated whether carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) and the presence or absence of plaque improved coronary heart disease (CHD) risk prediction when added to traditional risk factors (TRF). BACKGROUND: Traditional CHD risk prediction schemes need further improvement as the majori...

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Main Authors: Nambi, Vijay, Chambless, Lloyd, Folsom, Aaron R., He, Max, Hu, Yijuan, Mosley, Tom, Volcik, Kelly, Boerwinkle, Eric, Ballantyne, Christie M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862308/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20378078
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.075
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