Vascular risk factors correlate to the extent as well as the severity of coronary atherosclerosis

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 449-453

  Wilson, Stephanie H ^a   Celermajer, David S ^b   Nakagomi, Akihiro ^b   Wyndham, Roger N ^b   Janu, Margaret R ^b   Freedman, S Ben ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Diabetes; Lipoprotein (a); Vascular risk factors

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033435115     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199910000-00003     Document Type: Article

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