Progression of coronary artery calcification is associated with long-term cadiovascular events in hypertensive adults

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1886-1892

  Shemesh, Joseph ^a,b,d   Motro, Michael ^a,b,d   Grossman, Chagai ^b,d   Morag Koren, Nira ^c,d   Apter, Sara ^b,c,d   Grossman, Ehud ^b,d  

^a Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine ^*  (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular events; Coronary calcification; Hypertension; Progression of coronary calcification

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84884206339     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328362b9f8     Document Type: Article

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