The relation between coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subjects and both traditional risk factors and living in the city centre: A DanRisk substudy

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 271, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 444-450

  Lambrechtsen, J ^a   Gerke, O ^b   Egstrup, K ^a   Sand, N P ^c,d   Norgaard B L ^e   Petersen, H ^b   Mickley, H ^b   Diederichsen, A C P ^b  

^a SVENDBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c SVS   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGATSTON SCORE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; URBAN AREA;

AGE FACTORS; AIR POLLUTION; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY VESSELS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URBAN HEALTH; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84860244656     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02486.x     Document Type: Article

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