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Does extracoronary atherosclerosis assessment using multiple-site echography predict estimated coronary risk better than total coronary calcification evaluation using ultrafast computed tomography in asymptomatic at-risk men?
Does extracoronary atherosclerosis assessment using multiple-site echography predict estimated coronary risk better than total coronary calcification evaluation using ultrafast computed tomography in asymptomatic at-risk men?
In asymptomatic men, extracoronary atherosclerotic burden measured by multiple-site echography appears more strongly associated with multifactorial coronary risk profile than coronary calcium burden detected by ultrafast CT.
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Extracoronary echography may better reflect coronary risk than calcium scoring in asymptomatic men; leaves open prospective validation for risk stratification.
Simon et al. (1995) studied this question.
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