Coronary 18 F-Fluoride Uptake and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification
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Coronary artery calcification progression is heritable.
BACKGROUND Coronary artery calcification (CAC), a marker of coronary artery atherosclerosis, can be measured accurately and noninvasively with the use of electron beam computed tomography. Serial measures of CAC quantify progression of calcified coronary artery plaque. Little is known about the role of genetic factors in progression of CAC quantity. METHODS AND RESULTS We quantified the relat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1941-9651,1942-0080
DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.120.011438