Comparative performance of subclinical atherosclerosis tests in predicting coronary heart disease in asymptomatic individuals

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 2967-2971

  Simon, Alain ^a   Chironi, Gilles ^a   Levenson, Jaime ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular risk; Coronary calcium; Intima media thickness; Plaque; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ANKLE ARM INDEX PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTIMA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MINERALIZATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STETHOSCOPE; THICKNESS; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 37149007327     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm487     Document Type: Article

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