Ultrasound carotid intima-media thickness, carotid plaque and cardiac calcium incrementally add to the Framingham Risk Score for the prediction of angiographic coronary artery disease: a multicenter prospective study

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 15;177(2):708-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.195. Epub 2014 Oct 5.
No abstract available

Keywords: Calcium score; Carotid intima–media thickness; Coronary angiography; Coronary disease; Risk factors/global assessment.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcium
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / epidemiology
  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness* / standards
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coronary Angiography* / standards
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / epidemiology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Vascular Calcification / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vascular Calcification / epidemiology

Substances

  • Calcium