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Finding
Finding
improvement
CAC=0 resulted in the largest and most accurate downward risk reclassification among all 13 negative risk markers, consistently regardless of the risk threshold definition used.
| Effect size | largest, most accurate downward risk reclassification among all 13 markers |
| Comparator | 12 other negative risk markers (low CIMT, absence of carotid plaque, normal FMD, normal ABI, hsCRP <2 mg/L, homocysteine <10 umol/L, NTpro-BNP <100 pg/mL, no microalbuminuria, no family history of CHD (any), no premature family history of CHD, absence of metabolic syndrome, healthy lifestyle) |
| Effect summary | improvement; largest, most accurate downward risk reclassification among all 13 markers |
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Source
PMC4775391
Role of Coronary Artery Calcium Score of Zero and Other Negative Risk Markers for Cardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study Of Atherosclerosis (MESA)