Association between metabolic syndrome and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic adults.
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.
Kullo
Iftikhar J
IJ
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Cassidy
Andrea E
AE
Peyser
Patricia A
PA
Turner
Stephen T
ST
Sheedy
Patrick F
PF
Bielak
Lawrence F
LF
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
D002118:Calcium