The never-ending story on coronary calcium: Is it predictive, punitive, or protective?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 1283-1285

  Shaw, Leslee J ^a   Narula, Jagat ^b   Chandrashekhar, Y ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic disease; Coronary calcium; Prevention; Progression; Statins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGE; ATHEROMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ATHEROMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH INTENSITY STATIN THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LOW DRUG DOSE; LOW INTENSITY STATIN THERAPY; MORTALITY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84929940888     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.02.024     Document Type: Editorial

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