Association between metabolic syndrome and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic adults

Metabolic syndrome was associated with the presence and quantity of coronary artery calcium, a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, in 1,129 asymptomatic adults, ages 20 to 79 years, from a community-based study. The association was independent of 10-year risk of coronary heart disease ba...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2004-12, Vol.94 (12), p.1554-1558
Main Authors: Kullo, Iftikhar J., Cassidy, Andrea E., Peyser, Patricia A., Turner, Stephen T., Sheedy, Patrick F., Bielak, Lawrence F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research)
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Calcium
Calcium - analysis
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Artery Disease - complications
Coronary heart disease
Coronary vessels
Coronary Vessels - metabolism
Female
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Metabolic Syndrome - complications
Metabolism
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Other metabolic disorders
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Summary:Metabolic syndrome was associated with the presence and quantity of coronary artery calcium, a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, in 1,129 asymptomatic adults, ages 20 to 79 years, from a community-based study. The association was independent of 10-year risk of coronary heart disease based on the Framingham risk score.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.038