Comparison of Carotid Plaque Score and Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
AUTHORS
Gepner
AD ,
Young
R ,
Delaney
JA ,
Budoff
MJ ,
Polak
JF ,
Blaha
MJ ,
Post
WS ,
Michos
ED ,
Kaufman
J ,
Stein
JH ,
. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2017 2 14; 6(2).
- PMID: 28196817 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
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.
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.
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