American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 818-822, 15 September 2009

Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein, Coronary Calcium, and Intima-Media Thickness of the Carotid Artery in Middle-Age Japanese Men

  • Tomonori Okamura, MD

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    • Preventive Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: (+81) 6-6833-5012, ext. 2228 or 2188; fax: (+81) 6-6833-5300
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  • Akira Sekikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Takashi Kadowaki, MD

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    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Aiman El-Saed, MD

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    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Robert D. Abbott, PhD

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    • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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  • J. David Curb, MD

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    • University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
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  • Daniel Edmundowicz, MD

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    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Yasuyuki Nakamura, MD

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    • Kyoto Women's University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Kiyoshi Murata, MD

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    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Atsunori Kashiwagi, MD

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    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, DrPH

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    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Rhobert W. Evans, PhD

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    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Joseph M. Zmuda, PhD

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    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Hiroshi Maegawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Atsushi Hozawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Ken-Ichi Mitsunami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Yoshihiko Nishio, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Iva Miljkovic-Gacic, MD

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    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Minoru Horie, MD

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    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Naomi Miyamatsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Yoshitaka Murakami, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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  • Lewis H. Kuller, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Hirotsugu Ueshima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan

Received 31 March 2009; received in revised form 2 May 2009; accepted 2 May 2009. published online 21 July 2009.

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 This research was supported by Grants R01 HL68200 and HL071561 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grants C18590595 and C20590670, from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan; and by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant A13307016, by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01056-X

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.021

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 818-822, 15 September 2009

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