Non-invasive measurement of coronary heart disease using electron beam computed tomography

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 409-414

  Valabhji, Jonathan ^a   Elkeles, Robert S ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary calcification; Electron beam computed tomography; Surrogate marker for coronary heart disease

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036321415     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-200208000-00008     Document Type: Review

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