Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Long-term Risk Classification in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although the risk of type 2 diabetes is considered to be equivalent to coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, there is considerable heterogeneity among individuals for CHD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. It is not known whether coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment at baseline in individuals with established metabolic syndrome (MetS) or diabetes identifies CHD and ASCVD prognostic indicators during a long follow-up period.

Objective

To compare improvement in long-term prognostication of incident CHD and ASCVD using CAC scores among those with diabetes, MetS, or neither condition.

Design, setting, and participants

This study included participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), a prospective cohort study of 6814

SUBMITTER: Malik S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5814996 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature