title: 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.affiliation: Parma University Hospital, Italy. Electronic address: ngaibazzi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gaibazzi
authors.affiliation: Hospital dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rigo
authors.affiliation: Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital and Milano-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Facchetti
authors.affiliation: University of Messina Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: Scipione
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carerj
authors.affiliation: Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital and Milano-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannattasio
authors.affiliation: Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital and Milano-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreo
authors.affiliation: S. Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfrancesco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mureddu
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paini
authors.affiliation: Hospital dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grolla
authors.affiliation: Spedali Civili Hospital Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faden
authors.affiliation: Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital and Milano-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cesana
authors.affiliation: Spedali Civili Hospital Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Pompilio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faggiano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness / Q000592:standards; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000592:standards; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium
keywords: Calcium score; Carotid intima–media thickness; Coronary angiography; Coronary disease; Risk factors/global assessment