Coronary artery calcium and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in women with early menopause: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

• Main Authors: Jian H. Chu (Author), Erin D. Michos (Author), Pamela Ouyang (Author), Dhananjay Vaidya (Author), Roger S. Blumenthal (Author), Matthew J. Budoff (Author), Michael J. Blaha (Author), Seamus P. Whelton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: We aimed to determine the utility of coronary artery calcium (CAC) for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk stratification in women with and without early menopause (EM). Methods: To examine the association between CAC and incident ASCVD, we performed Kaplan-Meier...