Prevalence and predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis among asymptomatic “low risk” individuals in a multiethnic population

BACKGROUND: Current approaches to cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment have limitations. Subclinical atherosclerosis (SCA) as determined by carotid ultrasound is an independent predictor of myocardial infarction and stroke and can refine CV risk assessment. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of SCA in a multiethnic population classified as low risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) events by the Framingham Risk …