Relationship between coronary endothelial function and coronary calcification in early atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 197-200

  Han, Seung Hwan ^a,b   Gerber, Thomas C ^c   Suwaidi, Jassim Al ^d   Eeckhout, Eric ^e   Lennon, Ryan ^a   Rubinshtein, Ronen ^a   Lerman, Amir ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Gachon University   (South Korea)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coronary calcification; Early coronary atherosclerosis; Electron beam computed tomography; Endothelial dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77149169099     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.08.027     Document Type: Article

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