Association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and coronary plaque subtypes assessed by 64-slice coronary computed tomography angiography in an asymptomatic population

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-209

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

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f South Beach Preventive Cardiology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

And coronary plaque subtype; C reactive protein; Coronary computed tomography angiography

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ESMOLOL; IOMEPROL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80051765806     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.109.929901     Document Type: Article

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