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Abstract 10053: Progression of Coronary Calcium and Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Matthew Jay Budoff, Víctor A. López, Khurram Nasir, Roger Scott Blumenthal, Robert Detrano, Richard A. Kronmal, Diane E. Bild, Alan D. Guerci, Kiang Liu, Steven Shea, Moyses Szlko, Wendy S. Post, Joao A Lima, Alain Gerald Bertoni, Nathan D. Wong

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Background: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a strong predictor of future coronary heart disease (CHD) events in asymptomatic adults; however, the incremental prognostic importance of CAC progressi...

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Key concepts: Medicine, Mesa, Coronary artery calcium, Coronary atherosclerosis, Ethnic group, Coronary heart disease, Cardiology, Internal medicine