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Calcium score ... Calcium is a marker for atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease). The more calcium in your coronary arteries, the worse the disease. ... ” This score provides a general indication of the degree to which your coronary arteries have been narrowed. ... [28/11/07]
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Predicting coronary heart disease Open preview window
... When this build-up happens in the arteries that supply the heart muscles, the condition is known as coronary artery disease, and when these plaques rupture, blood clots can form and cause a heart attack. ... Among the four ethnic groups, a doubling of the calcium score increased the risk of a major coronary event by 15 to 35% and the risk of any coronary ...
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Coronary Heart Diseases Open preview window
Home ... Predictive accuracy of the Framingham coronary risk score in British men: prospective cohort study. ... i. Sotiriou CG, Cheng JW. Beneficial effects of statins in coronary artery disease--beyond lowering cholesterol. ... 2.9n. There is conflicting evidence concerning the benefits of calcium antagonistsi,ii. ... [09/08/05]
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Perceived Discrimination Linked To Coronary Artery Calcification Open preview window
... ScienceDaily (May 3, 2005) — WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30 -- The more discrimination African-American women report, the more likely they are to have coronary artery calcification, a buildup of calcium in the vessels that is associated with atherosclerosis, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's 45th Annual Conference on Cardiovas ... [12/08/08]
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MedlinePlus: Arterial Calcium Scans Can Predict Death Risk Open preview window
... The study of almost 6,700 middle-aged and older Americans who were followed for up to five years found that "coronary artery calcium score is a better predictor of subsequent cardiovascular events than carotid intima-media thickness [measuring the artery's wall]," the researchers reported. ... [08/08/08]
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- Coronary calcium distribution tied to heart attack risk Open preview window
... The most common form of heart disease in the U.S. is coronary artery disease, which is caused by a build-up of calcific plaque in the coronary arteries leading to the heart. ... (Due to lack of sufficient CT image data, 146 additional MESA participants were excluded from this analysis.) A calcium coverage score was developed to estimate the percentage of ... [06/08/08]
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FindHealthNews : News, Reviews and Articles On Coronary Open preview window
... The Mayo Clinic Risk Score (MCRS) uses seven simple clinical and non-invasive variables to predict in-hospital death for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the most widely performed heart revascularization process in the United States ... ... Japanese men had significantly less atherosclerosis, as indicated by lower average intima-media thickness ... [29/08/08]
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Can CT Replace Coronary Angiography?on Yahoo!Health Open preview window
... "Fast" CT (computed tomography) made it possible to take images of the heart fast enough to detect calcium in the coronary arteries (calcium score). ... Injection of a radio-opaque contrast material into a vein then provides something even more valuable, clear images of plaques in the coronary arteries, much like those obtained with coronary angiography ...
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HON - News : New Calcium Measure Better Predictor of Heart Risks Open preview window
... The current standard of measuring coronary calcium assesses only the amount of calcium, not its distribution. ... They also found that calcium coverage score was a better predictor of future cardiac events than just measuring the amount of calcified plaque. ... The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about coronary artery disease . ... [27/05/08]
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Tackling coronary heart disease risk factors --- HealthandAge Open preview window
... Grundy believes the relevance attached to age in the Framingham scoring system is a drawback, and that the prognostic value of the assessment would be improved if age was replaced by a noninvasive evaluation of the plaque burden, or coronary calcium scores using electron-beam computerized tomography (EBCT). ... An important aspect of risk factor management ...
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