The Framingham Type A Scale and severity of coronary artery disease
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9618643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy W Smith (0000-0002-4017-3243, Brown University, corresponding author), Kenneth S Korr (Brown University), Michael J Follick (Brown University), James R McCartney (Brown University) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 359-363 |
| Publication date | 1986-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1986.tb02705.x |
| PMID | 3801345 |
| OpenAlex | W1997233677 |
| Language | EN |
The relationship between scores on the Framingham Type A Scale (FTAS) and angiographic severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) was examined in a sample of 50 patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Age and family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) were positively related to CAD severity. Contrary to prediction, the FTAS demonstrated a non‐significant, inverse relationship with CAD. However, FTAS‐defined Type As with at least some CAD were younger than Type Bs with CAD. This inverse relationship between FTAS scores and age was not found in patients without CAD. Thus, though the FTAS was related to a younger clinical presentation requiring catheterization, it was not associated with the severity of CAD
CAD · Cardiac catheterization · Cardiology · Coronary artery disease · Disease · Framingham Risk Score · Acute Myocardial Infarction Research · Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics · Internal Medicine · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |