American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 92, Issue 5 , Pages 498-503 , 1 September 2003

Comparison of coronary artery calcium detected by electron beam tomography in patients with to those without symptomatic coronary heart disease

  • Yiling J. Cheng, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yiling J. Cheng, MD, PhD, CDC, 2858 Wood Cook Blvd, Bavieson Bldg, Mail Stop K10, Atlanta, Georgia 38041, USA.
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  • Timothy S. Church, MD, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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  • Thomas E. Kimball, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas, USA
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  • Milton Z. Nichaman, MD, SCD

      Affiliations

    • The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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  • Benjamin D. Levine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USAand the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Darren K. McGuire, MD, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USAand the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Steven N. Blair, PED

      Affiliations

    • The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA

Received 22 January 2003 ,Revised 19 May 2003 ,Accepted 19 May 2003.

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☆ This research was supported in part by U.S. Public Health Service research grants R01HL62508 and R01AG06945 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and by contributions from several individuals.

PII: S0002-9149(03)00714-8

doi: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00714-8

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 92, Issue 5 , Pages 498-503 , 1 September 2003

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