American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 793-797 , 15 September 2010

Relation of Serum Phosphorus Levels to Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Young Adults (from the Bogalusa Heart Study)

  • Litao Ruan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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  • Wei Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • ,
  • Sathanur R. Srinivasan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • ,
  • Jihua Xu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • ,
  • Ahmet Toprak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • ,
  • Gerald S. Berenson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 504-988-7197; fax: 504-988-7194

Received 16 March 2010 ,Revised 3 May 2010 ,Accepted 3 May 2010.

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 This study was supported by Grants HD-061437 and HD-062783 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, Grant 0855082E from the American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, and Grant AG-16592 from the National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(10)01040-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.05.004

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 793-797 , 15 September 2010

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