C-reactive protein is independently associated with coronary atherosclerosis burden among octogenarians

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-23

  Quaglia, Luiz A ^a   Freitas, Wladimir M ^a   Soares, Alexandre A ^b   Santos, Raul D ^b   Nadruz Jr , Wilson ^a   Blaha, Michael ^c   Coelho, Otavio R ^a   Blumenthal, Roger ^c   Agatston, Arthur ^d   Nasir, Khurram ^e   Sposito, Andrei C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Center for Prevention and Wellness   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Coronary calcium score; Immunosenescence; Very elderly

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIPIDS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84898855855     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0114-x     Document Type: Article

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