title: From Plaque Burden to Plaque Composition: Toward Personalized Risk Assessment.
authors.affiliation: Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations, Houston, Texas; Section of Cardiology, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Houston, Texas; Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: virani@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Salim S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Virani
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Christie M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ballantyne
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases; D006801:Humans; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: atherosclerosis; cardiovascular events; carotid artery; magnetic resonance imaging; surrogate marker