Discordance between 10-year cardiovascular risk estimates using the ACC/AHA 2013 estimator and coronary artery calcium in individuals from 5 racial/ethnic groups: Comparing MASALA and MESA

South Asian (SA) individuals are thought to represent a group that is at high-risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, the performance of the Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) remains uncertain in SAs living in the US. We aimed to study the interplay between predicted 10-year AS...

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Published in:	Atherosclerosis Vol. 279; pp. 122 - 129
Main Authors:	Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Cainzos-Achirica, Miguel, Kanaya, Alka M., Kandula, Namratha R., Dardardi, Zeina, Joshi, Parag H., Patel, Jaideep, Budoff, Matthew, Yeboah, Joseph, Guallar, Eliseo, Blumenthal, Roger S., Blaha, Michael J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Asian Asian People Atherosclerosis Black or African American Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology Coronary artery calcium Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary Artery Disease - ethnology Decision Support Techniques Emigrants and Immigrants Ethnicity Female Hispanic or Latino Humans Male Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Prevalence Prognosis Prospective Studies Race/ethnicity Racial Groups Risk Risk Assessment Risk Factors South Asian Time Factors United States - epidemiology Vascular Calcification - diagnostic imaging Vascular Calcification - ethnology White People United States AA ACC MESA CAC ASCVD MASALA Cardiovascular disease Risk South Asian Coronary artery calcium SA CT PCE Race/ethnicity Atherosclerosis AHA NHW CA
ISSN:	0021-9150, 1879-1484, 1879-1484
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