Ultrasound carotid intima-media thickness, carotid plaque and cardiac calcium incrementally add to the Framingham Risk Score for the prediction of angiographic coronary artery disease: a multicenter prospective study.

Authors	Nicola Gaibazzi, Fausto Rigo, Rita Facchetti, Scipione Carerj, Cristina Giannattasio, Antonella Moreo, Gianfrancesco Mureddu, Anna Paini, Elisabetta Grolla, Giacomo Faden, Francesca Cesana, Pompilio Faggiano
Journal	International journal of cardiology (Int J Cardiol) Vol. 177 Issue 2 Pg. 708-10 (Dec 15 2014) ISSN: 1874-1754 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID	25449491 (Publication Type: Letter, Multicenter Study)
Chemical References	Calcium
Topics	Aged Calcium Carotid Artery Diseases (diagnostic imaging, epidemiology) Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (standards) Cohort Studies Coronary Angiography (standards) Coronary Artery Disease (diagnostic imaging, epidemiology) Female Humans Male Middle Aged Plaque, Atherosclerotic (diagnostic imaging, epidemiology) Predictive Value of Tests Prospective Studies Risk Factors Vascular Calcification (diagnostic imaging, epidemiology)

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