Aortic valve calcium on spiral computed tomography (dual slice mode) is associated with advanced coronary calcium in hypertensive patients

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 209-213

  Adler, Yehuda ^a   Shemesh, Joseph ^a   Tenenbaum, Alexander ^a   Hovav, Boaz ^a   Fisman, Enrique Z ^a   Motro, Michael ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Atherosclerosis; Calcium; Coronary artery disease; Hypertension; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0036620764     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-200206000-00002     Document Type: Article

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