Aggressive and diffuse coronary calcification in South Asian angina patients compared to Caucasians with similar risk factors

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2472-2476

  Koulaouzidis, G ^a,b   Nicoll, R ^a   Charisopoulou, D ^c   McArthur, T ^b   Jenkins, P J ^b   Henein, M Y ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b European Scanning Centre   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis risk factors; Coronary artery calcification; Coronary CT scanning; South Asians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGATSTON SCORE; AGE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH ASIAN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK FACTORS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY CT SCANNING; SOUTH ASIANS;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84883751850     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.102     Document Type: Article

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