Association between calcification in the coronary arteries, aortic arch and carotid arteries: The Rotterdam study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 408-413

  Odink, Arlette E ^a   van der Lugt, Aad ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Hunink, Myriam G M ^a   Breteler, Monique M B ^a   Krestin, Gabriel P ^a   Witteman, Jacqueline C M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Atherosclerosis; Calcification; Carotid arteries; Coronary arteries

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA ARCH; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34447330430     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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