Ethnic-Specific Risks for Atherosclerotic Calcification of the Thoracic and Abdominal Aorta (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 812-817

  Allison, Matthew A ^a   Budoff, Matthew J ^b   Nasir, Khurram ^d   Wong, Nathan D ^c   Detrano, Robert ^c   Kronmal, Richard ^e   Takasu, Junichiro ^b   Criqui, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THORACIC AORTA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTA, THORACIC; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 69449089973     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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