Clinical ResearchImaging of Coronary CalciumCoronary Calcium Score Improves Classification of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in the Elderly: The Rotterdam Study
Imaging of Coronary Calcium
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Key Words
coronary calcium
coronary heart disease
population-based
risk classification
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AU
Agatston units
CAC
coronary artery calcium
CHD
coronary heart disease
CRP
C-reactive protein
EBT
electron-beam tomography
FRS
Framingham risk score
HDL
high-density lipoprotein
NRI
net reclassification improvement
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This study is supported by grants from the NESTORprogram for geriatric research, the Netherlands Heart Foundation(2003B179), the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research(Vici 918.76.619), and the Municipality of Rotterdam. None of the funders had any role in design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. The authors have reported that they have no other relationships to disclose. Drs. Elias-Smale and Proença contributed equally to this work.
Copyright © 2010 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.