Electron beam tomography as a non invasive method to monitor effectiveness of antiatherosclerotic therapy

Current Drug Targets - Cardiovascular and Haematological Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-181

  James, G ^a,b   Raggi, Paolo ^a  

^a Tulane University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary calcium; Electron beam; Regression

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CALCIUM; CERIVASTATIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENZYME; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MINERAL; SIMVASTATIN; VITAMIN;

AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CALCINOSIS; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2442568464     PISSN: 15680061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1568006043336366     Document Type: Review

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