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Predictive Value of Brachial Flow-Mediated Dilation for Incident Cardiovascular Events in a Population-Based Study
Author(s) -
Joseph Yeboah,
Aaron R. Folsom,
Gregory L. Burke,
Craig Johnson,
Joseph F. Polak,
Wendy S. Post,
João A.C. Lima,
John R. Crouse,
David M. Herrington
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.109.864801
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cardiology , myocardial infarction , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , population , unstable angina , cohort , angina , coronary artery disease , environmental health
Although brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) predicts recurrent cardiovascular events, its predictive value for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in adults free of CVD is not well established. We assessed the predictive value of FMD for incident CVD events in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

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