Effect of obesity on coronary artery plaque using 64 slice multidetector cardiac computed tomography angiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 358-360

  Isma'Eel, Hussain ^a   Tellalian, David ^a   Hamirani, Yasmin S ^a   Kadakia, Jigar ^a   Nasir, Khurram ^a   Budoff, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiac computed tomography; Coronary artery calcium; Noncalcified plaque; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; CALCINOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954939511     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.049     Document Type: Article

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