Circulating species of matrix Gla protein and the risk of vascular calcification in healthy women

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Dalmeijer, Geertje W ^a   Van Der Schouw, Yvonne T ^a   Magdeleyns, Elke J ^b   Vermeer, Cees ^b   Elias, Sjoerd G ^a   Velthuis, Birgitta K ^a   De Jong, Pim A ^a   Beulens, Joline W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CVD; Matrix Gla protein; MGP; Vascular calcification. CAC

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MATRIX GLA PROTEIN; MENAQUINONE; PHYTOMENADIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN BINDING PROTEIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; AGATSTON SCORE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; SMOKING; VITAMIN INTAKE;

CVD; MATRIX GLA PROTEIN; MGP; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION. CAC;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84887205076     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.062     Document Type: Article

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