Coronary artery calcification and emphysema

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 369-372

  Alhaj, Eyad K ^a,b,c   Eldeen, Nezam Eldeen ^a,b   Bergmann, Steven R ^a,b   Hecht, Harvey ^a,b   Matarazzo, T J ^a,b   Smith, Scott ^a,b   Alhaj, Nehad ^a,b   Alhaj, Mahmoud ^a,b   Nelson, Stephen ^a,b  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BIMC Inner Imaging Center   (United States)

^c Westside Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcification; Coronary; EBCT; Emphysema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSPNEA; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX PAIN; CALCINOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 44949094470     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)70598-1     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Rumberger JA, Sheedy PF II, Breen JF, Fitzpatrick LA, Schwartz RS. Electron beam computed tomography and coronary artery disease: Scanning for coronary artery calcification. Mayo Clin Proc 1996;71:369-77.
2. Budoff MJ, Georgiou D, Brody A, et al. Ultrafast computed tomography as a diagnostic modality in the detection of coronary artery disease: A multicenter study. Circulation 1996;93:898-904.
3. O'Rourke RA, Brundage BH, Froelicher VF, et al. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Expert Consensus Document on electron-beam computed tomography for the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;36:326-40.
4. Arad Y, Spadaro LA, Goodman K, Newstein D, Guerci AD. Prediction of coronary events with electron beam computed tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;36:1253-60.
5. Agatston AS, Janowitz WR, Hildner FJ, Zusmer NR, Viamonte M Jr, Detrano R. Quantification of coronary artery calcium using ultrafast computed tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 1990;15:827-32.
6. Keelan PC, Bielak LF, Ashai K, et al. Long-term prognostic value of coronary calcification detected by electron-beam computed tomography in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Circulation 2001;104:412-7.
7. Vliegenthart R, Oudkerk M, Hofman A, et al. Coronary calcification improves cardiovascular risk prediction in the elderly. Circulation 2005;112:572-7.
8. Sin DD, Man SF. Why are patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases? The potential role of systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Circulation 2003;107:1514-9.
9. Thurnheer R, Muntwyler J, Stammberger U, et al. Coronary artery disease in patients undergoing lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema. Chest 1997;112:122-8.
10. Engström G, Lind P, Hedblad B, et al. Lung function and cardiovascular risk: Relationship with inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins. Circulation 2002;106:2555-60.
11. Newman AB, Naydeck BL, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Feldman A, Edmundowicz D, Kuller LH. Coronary artery calcification in older adults to age 99: Prevalence and risk factors. Circulation 2001;104:2679-84.
12. 1. A new risk factor for coronary heart disease mortality. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995;151:390-8.