Diagnostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study

BACKGROUND: The role of coronary artery calcium (CAC) as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in African Americans (AAs) is unclear. We compared the diagnostic accuracy for CVD prevalence using the CAC score and the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) in an adult population of AAs. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Sung, Jung Hye, Yeboah, Joseph, Lee, Jae Eun, Smith, Che L., Terry, James G., Sims, Mario, Samdarshi, Tandaw, Musani, Solomon, Fox, Ervin, Ge, Yaorong, Wilson, James G., Taylor, Herman A., Carr, J. Jeffery
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26949662
http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21449

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26949662
http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21449

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