Lifetime cardiovascular risk was calculated by the method of Berry et al (Circulation 2009;119:382-9). MESA arterial age was determined using the NHLBI online calculator (http://www.mesa-nhlbi.org/CACReference.aspx). Increasing lifetime cardiovascular risk was strongly related to prevalent CAC,...
The MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), due to its population-based, multiethnic composition and availability of 10 years of follow-up for incident CHD events, provides a unique opportunity to describe how CAC might be optimally combined with traditional risk factors in risk prediction. ...
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Munir JA, Wu H, Bauer K, Binderman J, Byrd C, O'Malley P, et al. Impact of coronary calcium on arterial age and coronary heart disease risk estimation using the MESA arterial age calculator. Atherosclerosis 2010;211:467-70. http://doi.org/djt9m5...