title: Association between metabolic syndrome and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic adults.
abstract: Metabolic syndrome was associated with the presence and quantity of coronary artery calcium, a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, in 1,129 asymptomatic adults, ages 20 to 79 years, from a community-based study. The association was independent of 10-year risk of coronary heart disease based on the Framingham risk score.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Iftikhar J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Kullo
authors.forename: Andrea E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Peyser
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Patrick F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Sheedy
authors.forename: Lawrence F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Bielak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium