Comparison of Carotid Plaque Score and Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Events: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) predicts coronary heart disease (CHD) events better than carotid wall plaque presence; however, differences in the utility of CAC burden and carotid plaque burden across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: CVD...

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Autores principales: Gepner, Adam D., Young, Rebekah, Delaney, Joseph A., Budoff, Matthew J., Polak, Joseph F., Blaha, Michael J., Post, Wendy S., Michos, Erin D., Kaufman, Joel, Stein, James H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28196817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.005179

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28196817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.005179

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