Coronary calcification by electron beam tomography: Comparison with coronary risk factors and angiography

Journal of Cardiovascular Risk

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-106

  Schmermund, Axel ^a   Baumgart, Dietrich ^b   Erbel, Raimund ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary plaque; Remodelling

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84910050997     PISSN: 13506277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/204748730000700203     Document Type: Review

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