Calcified Coronary Artery Plaque Measurement with Cardiac CT in Population-based Studies: Standardized Protocol of Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

Jeffrey Carr, J.; C. Nelson, Jennifer; D. Wong, Nathan; F. McNitt‐Gray, Michael; Arad, Yadon; R. Jacobs, David; Sidney, Stephan; E. Bild, Diane; Dale Williams, O.; Detrano, Robert

doi:10.1148/radiol.2341040439

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Calcified Coronary Artery Plaque Measurement with Cardiac CT in Population-based Studies: Standardized Protocol of Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

Published in Radiology • Jan 1, 2005

Authors:

J. Jeffrey Carr

Jennifer C. Nelson

Nathan D. Wong

Abstract

Calcified coronary artery plaque, measured at cardiac computed tomography (CT), is a predictor of cardiovascular disease and may play an increasing role in cardiovascular disease risk assessment. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adult...

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Medicine

Coronary artery disease

Coronary atherosclerosis

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