MESA score

Q: MESA risk score for cardiovascular disease includes? (select one)

A) Ethnic background

B) Estrogen use

Answer: A

The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) is a validated risk score published in 2015. This calculator looks for African American, Chinese American, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic white backgrounds. MESA also allows an option to incorporate coronary artery calcium (CAC) score.

Calculator can be found at 

https://www.mesa-nhlbi.org/MESACHDRisk/MesaRiskScore/RiskScore.aspx.

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Reference:

1. McClelland RL, Jorgensen NW, Budoff M, et al. 10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Using Coronary Artery Calcium and Traditional Risk Factors: Derivation in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) With Validation in the HNR (Heinz Nixdorf Recall) Study and the DHS (Dallas Heart Study). J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 66:1643.