A comparison of the Framingham risk index, coronary artery calcification, and culprit plaque morphology in sudden cardiac death

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1243-1248

  Taylor, Allen J ^a   Burke, Allen P ^d   O'Malley, Patrick G ^a   Farb, Andrew ^d   Malcom, Gray T ^b   Smialek, John ^c   Virmani, Renu ^d  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Calcification; Death, sudden; Prognosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0034696592     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.11.1243     Document Type: Article

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