Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Calcium Testing for Coronary Heart and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction to Guide Statin Allocation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Eric T Roberts, Aaron Horne, Seth S Martin, Michael J Blaha, Ron Blankstein, Matthew J Budoff, Christopher Sibley, Joseph F Polak, Kevin D Frick, Roger S Blumenthal and Khurram Nasir

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: Background: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) showed that the addition of coronary artery calcium (CAC) to traditional risk factors improves risk classification, particularly in intermediate risk asymptomatic patients with LDL cholesterol levels

Date: 2015
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