JACC. Cardiovascular imaging
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · Nov 2014
Multicenter StudyCoronary artery calcium and incident cerebrovascular events in an asymptomatic cohort. The MESA Study.
This study assessed the predictive value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score for cerebrovascular events (CVE) in an asymptomatic multiethnic cohort. ⋯ CAC is an independent predictor of CVE and improves the discrimination afforded by current stroke risk factors or the Framingham stroke risk score for incident CVE in an initially asymptomatic multiethnic adult cohort.