Femoral and carotid subclinical atherosclerosis association with risk factors and coronary calcium: the AWHS study
M Laclaustra, JA Casasnovas… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Background: Early subclinical atherosclerosis has been mainly researched in carotid
arteries. The potential value of femoral arteries for improving the predictive capacity of …
arteries. The potential value of femoral arteries for improving the predictive capacity of …
Ultrasound-assessed plaque occurrence in the carotid and femoral arteries are independent predictors of cardiovascular events in middle-aged men during 10 years …
L Davidsson, B Fagerberg, G Bergström, C Schmidt - Atherosclerosis, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To examine if plaques in the carotid and femoral arteries were associated
with cardiovascular events during a 10-year follow-up independently of usual risk factors for …
with cardiovascular events during a 10-year follow-up independently of usual risk factors for …
Extracoronary atherosclerotic plaque at multiple sites and total coronary calcification deposit in asymptomatic men: association with coronary risk profile
A Simon, P Giral, J Levenson - Circulation, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Recent studies have suggested that knowledge of the extent of subclinical
atherosclerosis may improve prognostic information in subjects at risk of cardiovascular …
atherosclerosis may improve prognostic information in subjects at risk of cardiovascular …
Ethnic differences in the relationship of carotid atherosclerosis to coronary calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
TA Manolio, AM Arnold, W Post, AG Bertoni… - Atherosclerosis, 2008 - Elsevier
Ethnic differences in non-invasive measures of atherosclerosis are increasingly being
reported, but the relationship of these measures to each other has not been widely explored …
reported, but the relationship of these measures to each other has not been widely explored …
Coronary artery calcification compared with carotid intima-media thickness in the prediction of cardiovascular disease incidence: the Multi-Ethnic Study of …
AR Folsom, RA Kronmal, RC Detrano… - Archives of internal …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background Coronary artery calcium (CAC) and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) are
noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis that consensus panels have recommended as …
noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis that consensus panels have recommended as …
Carotid plaque burden as a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis: comparison with other tests for subclinical arterial disease in the High Risk Plaque BioImage study
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare carotid plaque burden, carotid intima-
media thickness (cIMT), ankle-brachial index (ABI), and abdominal aortic diameter (AAD) to …
media thickness (cIMT), ankle-brachial index (ABI), and abdominal aortic diameter (AAD) to …
Predictors of coronary heart disease events among asymptomatic persons with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)
Objectives: Our aim was to identify risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) events
among asymptomatic persons with low (≤ 130 mg/dl) low-density lipoprotein cholesterol …
among asymptomatic persons with low (≤ 130 mg/dl) low-density lipoprotein cholesterol …
Risk factor differences for aortic versus coronary calcified atherosclerosis: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis
Objective—The goal of this study was to compare and contrast coronary artery calcium
(CAC) with abdominal aortic calcium (AAC) in terms of their associations with traditional and …
(CAC) with abdominal aortic calcium (AAC) in terms of their associations with traditional and …
High prevalence of ultrasound detected carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with low Framingham risk score: potential implications for screening for subclinical …
TZ Naqvi, F Mendoza, F Rafii, H Gransar… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The cardiovascular (CV) risk assigned by the Framingham risk score (FRS)
misses many subjects destined for CV events. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) as …
misses many subjects destined for CV events. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) as …
Relationship between coronary artery calcification and other measures of subclinical cardiovascular disease in older adults
AB Newman, BL Naydeck, K Sutton-Tyrrell… - … , and vascular biology, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—In the Cardiovascular Health Study, subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD)
predicted CVD events in older adults. The extent to which this measure or its components …
predicted CVD events in older adults. The extent to which this measure or its components …