American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 99, Issue 3 , Pages 374-378 , 1 February 2007

Comparison of Progression of Coronary Calcium in Postmenopausal Women on Versus Not on Estrogen/Progestin Therapy

  • Alexander Becker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 49-89-7095-2229; fax: 49-89-7095-2224.
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  • Alexander Leber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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  • Franz von Ziegler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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  • Christoph Becker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
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  • Andreas Knez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

Received 6 February 2006 ,Revised 22 August 2006 ,Accepted 22 August 2006.

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PII: S0002-9149(06)02065-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.08.040

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 99, Issue 3 , Pages 374-378 , 1 February 2007

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