Electron beam computed tomography evidence of aortic calcification as an independent determinant of coronary artery calcification

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 409-414

  Wu, Mei Han ^a,b   Chern, Ming Sheng ^b,c   Chen, Lung Ching ^a,b   Lin, Yao Ping ^a,b   Sheu, Ming Huei ^a,b   Liu, Juhn Cherng ^a,b   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Eonway Health Maintenance Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aorta; Calcification; Coronary arterty; Electron beam computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESCENDING AORTA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33749338495     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70283-7     Document Type: Article

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