Predictive value of updating Framingham risk scores with novel risk markers in the U.S. general population.

Predictive value of updating Framingham risk scores with novel risk markers in the U.S. general population.

According to population-based cohort studies CT coronary calcium score (CTCS), carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), high-sensitivity C- reactive protein (CRP), and ankle-brachial index (ABI) are promising novel risk markers for improving cardiovascular risk assessment. Their impact in the U.S. gen...

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Main Authors: Bart S Ferket, Bob J H van Kempen, M G Myriam Hunink, Isha Agarwal, Maryam Kavousi, Oscar H Franco, Ewout W Steyerberg, Wendy Max, Kirsten E Fleischmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3928195?pdf=render

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