Coronary calcium by spiral computed tomography predicts cardiovascular events in high-risk hypertensive patients

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 605-610

  Shemesh, Joseph ^a   Morag Koren, Nira ^a   Goldbourt, Uri ^a   Grossman, Ehud ^a   Tenenbaum, Alexander ^a   Fisman, Enrique Z ^a   Apter, Sara ^a,b   Itzchak, Yacov ^a,b   Motro, Michael ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coronary artery calcification; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 1642290928     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200403000-00024     Document Type: Article

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