Family History of CHD Is Associated With Severe CAC in South Asians: Comparing the MASALA and MESA Studies

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Aug;10(8):958-960. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.04.015.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Asia / ethnology
  • Asian* / genetics
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / ethnology*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / genetics
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Heredity
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pedigree
  • Phenotype
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Vascular Calcification / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular Calcification / ethnology*
  • Vascular Calcification / genetics