10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Using Coronary Artery Calcium and Traditional Risk Factors: Derivation in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) With Validation in the HNR (Heinz Nixdorf Recall) Study and the DHS (Dallas Heart Study)

Several studies have demonstrated the tremendous potential of using coronary artery calcium (CAC) in addition to traditional risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) risk prediction. However, to date, no risk score incorporating CAC has been developed. The goal of this study was to derive and v...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-10, Vol.66 (15), p.1643-1653
Main Authors:	McClelland, Robyn L, Jorgensen, Neal W, Budoff, Matthew, Blaha, Michael J, Post, Wendy S, Kronmal, Richard A, Bild, Diane E, Shea, Steven, Liu, Kiang, Watson, Karol E, Folsom, Aaron R, Khera, Amit, Ayers, Colby, Mahabadi, Amir-Abbas, Lehmann, Nils, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Moebus, Susanne, Carr, J Jeffrey, Erbel, Raimund, Burke, Gregory L
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Atherosclerosis - diagnostic imaging Atherosclerosis - ethnology Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging Calcinosis - ethnology Coronary Angiography - methods Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary Artery Disease - ethnology Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging Ethnicity Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Reproducibility of Results Risk Assessment Risk Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed United States - epidemiology
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