Calcification of the coronary arteries in the absence of atherosclerotic plaque

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 807-809

  Qiao, Jian Hua ^a   Doherty, Terence M ^b   Fishbein, Michael C ^a   Salusky, Isidro B ^a   Luthringer, Daniel L ^c   Fitzpatrick, Lorraine A ^d   Shah, Prediman K ^b   Rajavashisth, Tripathi B ^b,e  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AMGEN INC   (United States)

^e CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PAMIDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PAIN; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STROKE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 20044394207     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(11)61536-x     Document Type: Article

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