Prediction of Intermittent Claudication, Ischemic Stroke, and Other Cardiovascular Disease by Detection of Abdominal Aortic Calcific Deposits by Plain Lumbar Radiographs

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 326-331

  Levitzky, Yamini S ^a   Cupples, L Adrienne ^b   Murabito, Joanne M ^a,c   Kannel, William B ^a   Kiel, Douglas P ^d   Wilson, Peter W F ^f   Wolf, Philip A ^a,c   O'Donnell, Christopher J ^a,e  

^a FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Hebrew Seniorlife's Res Institute   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLAUDICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 38549172503     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.08.032     Document Type: Article

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