Signs of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in relation to risk factor distribution in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study (HNR)

Aims Modern imaging technology allows us the visualization of coronary artery calcification (CAC), a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. The prevalence, quantity, and risk factors for CAC were compared between two studies with similar imaging protocols but different source populations: t...

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Published in:European heart journal 2008-11, Vol.29 (22), p.2782-2791
Main Authors: Erbel, Raimund, Delaney, Joseph A.C., Lehmann, Nils, McClelland, Robyn L., Möhlenkamp, Stefan, Kronmal, Richard A., Schmermund, Axel, Moebus, Susanne, Dragano, Nico, Stang, Andreas, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Budoff, Matthew J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research)
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Calcinosis - diagnosis
Calcinosis - epidemiology
Calcinosis - ethnology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Clinical Research
Coronary artery calcium
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis
Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology
Coronary Artery Disease - ethnology
Coronary heart disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology
Ethnic Groups
Female
Germany - epidemiology
Germany - ethnology
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Screening
Sex Factors
United States - epidemiology
United States - ethnology
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