Interpretation of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Combination with Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

BACKGROUND: The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score predicts coronary heart disease (CHD) events, but methods for interpreting the score in combination with conventional CHD risk factors have not been established. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed CAC scores and CHD risk factor measurements from 6757...

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Main Authors: Pletcher, Mark J., Sibley, Christopher T., Pignone, Michael, Vittinghoff, Eric, Greenland, Philip
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840900/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23884352
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.002598
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