Coronary Calcification, Coronary Disease Risk Factors, C-Reactive Protein, and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events
Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 27 May 2005
Yadon Arad, Kenneth Goodman, Marguerite Roth, David Newstein, Alan D. Guerci
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The electron beam CT coronary calcium score predicts CAD events independent ofstandard risk factors, more accurately than standard risk factors and CRP, and refines Framingham risk stratification.
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The electron beam CT coronary calcium score predicts CAD events independent of standard risk factors, more accurately than standard risk factors and CRP, and refines Framingham risk stratification.
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