Extremely high coronary artery calcium score is associated with a high cancer incidence

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 474-475

  Chen, Wei Ta ^a   Huang, Jen Hung ^a   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a   Chen, Yi Jen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcium score; Cardiac computed tomography; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CALCIUM SCORE; CALCULATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARCINOMA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 84862800646     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.12.077     Document Type: Article

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