Aortic valve calcium on spiral computed tomography is associated with calcification of the thoracic aorta in hypertensive patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 632-635

  Adler, Yehuda ^a,c   Motro, Michael ^a   Tenenbaum, Alexander ^a   Tanne, David ^b   Fisman, Enrique Z ^a   Wiser, Itay ^a   Hovav, Boaz ^a   Stolero, Dan ^a   Shemesh, Joseph ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Chaim Sheba Medical Center   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STROKE; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0036499048     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02315-3     Document Type: Article

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