Carotid artery plaque thickness is associated with increased serum calcium levels: The Northern Manhattan study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 426-432

  Rubin, Mishaela R ^a   Rundek, Tanja ^a   McMahon, Donald J ^a   Lee, Hye Seung ^a   Sacco, Ralph L ^a   Silverberg, Shonni J ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid plaque thickness; Epidemiology; Serum calcium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CALCIUM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34848845490     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.08.027     Document Type: Article

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