Comparison of coronary artery calcification scores and National Cholesterol Education program guidelines for coronary heart disease risk assessment and treatment paradigms in individuals with chronic traumatic spinal cord injury.

Jesse Lieberman,Flora M. Hammond,Thomas A. Barringer,Harry James Norton,David C. Goff,William L. Bockenek,William M. Scelza

Comparison of coronary artery calcification scores and National Cholesterol Education program guidelines for coronary heart disease risk assessment and treatment paradigms in individuals with chronic traumatic spinal cord injury.

2011

Jesse Lieberman
Flora M. Hammond
Thomas A. Barringer
Harry James Norton
David C. Goff
William L. Bockenek
William M. Scelza

Objective To investigate the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) according to the National Cholesterol Educational Program (NCEP) guidelines and CT coronary artery calcium scores (CCS).

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National Cholesterol Education Program
Artery
Physical therapy
Spinal cord injury
Heart disease
Risk assessment
Framingham Risk Score
Blood pressure
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
Cardiology
Internal medicine
Cross-sectional study
Medical history

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