Open AccessCoronary artery calcium as a predictor of coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality in Asian-Americans: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium
Author(s) -
Olusola A. Orimoloye,
Sandeep Banga,
Zeina Dardari,
S M Iftekhar Uddin,
Matthew J. Budoff,
Daniel S. Berman,
Alan Rozanski,
Leslee J. Shaw,
John A. Rumberger,
Khurram Nasir,
Michael D. Miedema,
Roger S. Blumenthal,
Michael J. Blaha,
Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
coronary artery disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.504
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1473-5830
pISSN - 0954-6928
DOI - 10.1097/mca.0000000000000746
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cardiology , coronary artery disease , coronary artery calcium , asymptomatic , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , population , cohort , environmental health
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) has been shown in multiple populations to predict atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, its predictive value in Asian-Americans is poorly described.