American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1335-1339 , 15 June 2001

Age and gender distributions of coronary artery calcium detected by electron beam tomography in 35,246 adults

  • Julie Anne Hoff, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Eva V. Chomka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Andrew J. Krainik, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Martha Daviglus, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Stuart Rich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rush Heart Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • George T. Kondos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: George T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, 840 South Wood Street (m/c 787), Chicago, Illinois 60612

Received 24 November 2000 ,Revised 18 January 2001 ,Accepted 24 November 2000.

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☆ This study was supported with internal funding from the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.

PII: S0002-9149(01)01548-X

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1335-1339 , 15 June 2001

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