Distribution, size, and shape of abdominal aortic calcified deposits and their relationship to mortality in postmenopausal women

International Journal of Biomedical Imaging

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ganz, Melanie ^a,b   De Bruijne, Marleen ^a,c   Dam, Erik B ^b   Pettersen, Paola ^d   Karsdal, Morten A ^b   Christiansen, Claus ^b   Nielsen, Mads ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NORDIC BIOSCIENCE A S   (Denmark)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CCBR Synarc A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; COX REGRESSION; HAZARD RATIO; MONITORING RISKS; POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RISK FACTORS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 84863650460     PISSN: 16874188     EISSN: 16874196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/459286     Document Type: Article

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