Comparison of coronary calcium in stable angina pectoris and in first acute myocardial infarction utilizing double helical computerized tomography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-275

  Shemesh, Joseph ^a   Stroh, Chaim I ^b   Tenenbaum, Alexander ^b   Hod, Hanoch ^b   Boyko, Valentina ^b   Fisman, Enrique Z ^b   Motro, Michael ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032005151     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00899-0     Document Type: Article

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