Relation of coronary artery calcium identified by electron beam tomography to serum lipoprotein levels and implications for treatment

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 406-412

  Hecht, Harvey S ^a   Superko, H Robert ^b   Smith, L Kent ^a   McColgan, Brian P ^a  

^a ARIZONA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Berkeley HeartLab Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCINOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035865609     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01392-8     Document Type: Article

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