Frequency and risk factors associated with atherosclerotic plaques in patients with a zero coronary artery calcium score

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-15

  Chen, Chun Ku ^a,b   Kuo, Yen Shu ^c   Liu, Chien An ^a   Sheu, Ming Huei ^a,b   Chang, Hsiao Ting ^b,d   Chen, Chi Wen ^a   Chen, Yu Dong ^a,b   Wu, Mei Han ^a,b   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Taipei Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Dyslipidemia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; CALCIUM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855608114     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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