Risk Factors for the Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomatic Subjects Results From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 115; no. 21; pp. 2722 - 2730
• Main Authors: Kronmal, Richard A., McClelland, Robyn L., Detrano, Robert, Shea, Steven, Lima, João A., Cushman, Mary, Bild, Diane E., Burke, Gregory L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 29.05.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Calcinosis - epidemiology; Calcinosis - pathology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cohort Studies; Continental Population Groups; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - etiology; Coronary Artery Disease - pathology; Coronary heart disease; Coronary Vessels - pathology; Disease Progression; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Ethnic Groups; Female; Heart; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Human; risk factors; Calcium; Coronary artery; arteries; Cardiovascular disease; Asymptomatic; Inorganic element; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; imaging; Vascular disease; coronary disease; Atherosclerosis; Risk factor; Calcification

Background— The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) provides an opportunity to study the association of traditional cardiovascular risk factors with the incidence and progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in a large community-based cohort with no evidence of clinical cardiovascular d...