Impact of coronary artery calcium on cardiovascular risk categorization and lipid-lowering drug eligibility in asymptomatic hypercholesterolemic men

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 200-204

  Chironi, Gilles ^a,b   Simon, Alain ^a,b   Megnien, Jean Louis ^a,b   Sirieix, Marie Emmanuelle ^a,b   Mousseaux, Elie ^a,b   Pessana, Franco ^c   Armentano, Ricardo ^c  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cholesterol; Computed tomography; Coronary disease; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM TEST RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY VESSELS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 80052382791     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.05.024     Document Type: Article

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