Low-Density Lipoprotein and Noncalcified Coronary Plaque Composition in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Coronary Artery Disease on Computed Tomographic Angiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 761-766

  Cheng, Victor Y ^a,b   Wolak, Arik ^a   Gutstein, Ariel ^a   Gransar, Heidi ^a   Wong, Nathan D ^c   Dey, Damini ^a,b   Thomson, Louise E J ^a,b   Hayes, Sean W ^a,b   Friedman, John D ^a,b   Slomka, Piotr J ^a,b   Berman, Daniel S ^a,b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFIED PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED PLAQUE; NONCALCIFIED PLAQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77649183113     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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