Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Coronary Artery Calcification in Low-Risk Women
Author(s) -
Maryam Kavousi,
Chintan Desai,
Colby Ayers,
Roger S. Blumenthal,
Matthew J. Budoff,
Amir-Abbas Mahabadi,
M. Arfan Ikram,
Aad van der Lugt,
Albert Hofman,
Raimund Erbel,
Amit Khera,
Marie Henrike Geisel,
KarlHeinz Jöckel,
Nils Lehmann,
Udo Hoffmann,
Christopher J. O’Donnell,
Joseph M. Massaro,
Kiang Liu,
Stefan Möhlenkamp,
Hongyan Ning,
Oscar H. Franco,
Philip Greenland
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.17020
Subject(s) - medicine , framingham risk score , myocardial infarction , population , cardiology , proportional hazards model , agatston score , coronary artery calcium , hazard ratio , coronary artery disease , disease , demography , confidence interval , environmental health , sociology
The role of coronary artery calcium (CAC) testing for guiding preventive strategies among women at low cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk based on the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association CVD prevention guidelines is unclear.
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