Open AccessInterpretation of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Combination With Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Author(s) -
Mark J. Pletcher,
Christopher T. Sibley,
Michael Pig,
Eric Vittinghoff,
Philip Greenland
Publication year - 2013
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.113.002598
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery calcium , cardiology , interpretation (philosophy) , framingham risk score , coronary artery disease , calcium , disease , linguistics , philosophy
The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score predicts coronary heart disease (CHD) events, but methods for interpreting the score in combination with conventional CHD risk factors have not been established.
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