May 15, 2007Circulation
Risk Factors for the Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomatic Subjects
Why the study?
What are the risk factors for the incidence and progression of coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subjects?
Population
Asymptomatic subjects from a large multiethnic cohort
Design
Cohort
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Implication
May inform risk factor strategies for CAC across ethnicities; leaves open mechanisms of observed racial differences.
Structured PICO
What are the risk factors for the incidence and progression of coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subjects?
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Population
Asymptomatic subjects from a large multiethnic cohort
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Outcome
Incidence and progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC)surrogate
Standard coronary risk factors predict the incidence and progression of coronary artery calcification across multiple ethnicities, with Whites showing higher rates of incidence and progression.
Cite This Study
Kronmal et al. (2007) studied this question.