Differences in clinical profile of individuals with severe and markedly elevated coronary artery calcification detected by electron beam computed tomography

Angiology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 435-439

  Koulaouzidis, G ^a,c   Charisopoulou, D ^b   Maffrett, S ^c   Tighe, M ^c   Jenkins, P J ^c   McArthur, T ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c European Scanning Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coronary artery calcification; coronary artery calcium score; electron beam computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RADIATION DETECTION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; ELECTRON BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881263305     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: 19401574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319712454217     Document Type: Article

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