Carotid plaque is strongly associated with coronary artery calcium and predicts incident coronary heart disease in a population-based cohort

• Published in: Atherosclerosis Vol. 346; pp. 117 - 123
• Main Authors: Gudmundsson, Elias Freyr, Björnsdottir, Gudlaug, Sigurdsson, Sigurdur, Andersen, Karl, Thorsson, Bolli, Aspelund, Thor, Gudnason, Vilmundur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.04.2022
• Subjects: CAC; Calcium; Carotid plaque; Coronary artery calcium; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary heart disease; Female; Humans; Male; Plaque, Atherosclerotic; Population-based; Predicted risk; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Carotid plaque; Population-based; Predicted risk; CAC; Coronary artery calcium; Coronary heart disease

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) and carotid plaque are markers of atherosclerosis and predict future coronary heart disease (CHD) events. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between CAC and carotid plaque in asymptomatic individuals, also in relation to predicted CHD-risk and inciden...