Coronary artery calcification progression in asymptomatic individuals with initial score of zero

Angiology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 494-497

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

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b European Scanning Centre   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

coronary artery calcification; coronary calcium score; progression rates; zero

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE; PROGRESSION RATES; ZERO;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883347414     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: 19401574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319712459213     Document Type: Article

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