Carotid plaque is strongly associated with coronary artery calcium and predicts incident coronary heart disease in a population-based cohort
Elías F. Guðmundsson, Guðlaug Björnsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurdsson, Karl Andersen, Bolli Þórsson, Thor Aspelund, Vilmundur Guðnason
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAsymptomaticInternal medicineCardiologyFramingham Risk ScorePopulationCohortCohort studyCoronary artery diseaseDiseaseEnvironmental healthCardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics