Incremental predictive value of vascular assessments combined with the Framingham Risk Score for prediction of coronary events in subjects of low-intermediate risk

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 989, 2008, Pages 153-157

  Lau, K K ^a   Chan, Y H ^a   Yiu, K H ^a   Tam, S ^b   Li, S W ^c   Lau, C P ^a   Tse, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c TUNG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 41849116681     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.064089     Document Type: Article

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