Differences in coronary plaque composition with aging measured by coronary computed tomography angiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-245

  Tota Maharaj, Rajesh ^a,b   Blaha, Michael J ^a   Rivera, Juan J ^a,c   Henry, Travis S ^d   Choi, Eue Keun ^e   Chang, Sung A ^e   Yoon, Yeonyee E ^e   Chun, Eun Ju ^e   Choi, Sang Il ^e   Blumenthal, Roger S ^a   Chang, Hyuk Jae ^f   Nasir, Khurram ^a,g  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Atherosclerosis; CCTA; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Plaque subtype

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH KOREA; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84859803894     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.01.041     Document Type: Article

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