title: Age as a risk factor: you are as old as your arteries.
abstract: Advancing age is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and is an indicator of coronary plaque burden. Noninvasive assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis is a better measurement of plaque burden and can provide a better assessment of "arterial age."
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Grundy
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors