Are intravascular ultrasound measures of coronary atherosclerosis associated with the Framingham risk score : an analysis from a global IVUS registry?
Using data from a large, multinational VH-IVUS registry we describe an association between the Framingham risk score and VH-IVUS measures of atherosclerosis within the most diseased 10 mm segment, namely plaque volume and the proportion of thin cap fibroatheroma.
Our results suggest that GSTM1 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to NIHL.