Gender differences in coronary plaque composition by coronary computed tomography angiography

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 506-512

  Blaha, Michael J ^a   Nasir, Khurram ^a   Rivera, Juan J ^a   Choi, Eue Keun ^c   Chang, Sung A ^c   Yoon, Yeonyee E ^c   Chun, Eun Ju ^c   Choi, Sang Il ^c   Agatston, Arthur ^b   Blumenthal, Roger S ^a   Chang, Hyuk Jae ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography angiography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary plaque subtype; Sex; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CALCINOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74249092257     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0b013e328331368d     Document Type: Article

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