Coronary Artery Calcium, Carotid Artery Wall Thickness, and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults 70 to 99 Years Old

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-192

  Newman, Anne B ^a,b   Naydeck, Barbara L ^a   Ives, Diane G ^a   Boudreau, Robert M ^a   Sutton Tyrrell, Kim ^a   O'Leary, Daniel H ^c   Kuller, Lewis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGED; APPARATUS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37549032083     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.07.075     Document Type: Article

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