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2. Alcohol consumption and coronary calcification in a general population

Author

Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn, Oei, Hok-Hay S., van den Elzen, Annette P. M., van Rooij, Frank J. A., Hofman, Albert, Oudkerk, Matthijs, and Witteman, Jacqueline C. M.

Subjects
Heart -- Medical examination, Calcification -- Measurement, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Health aspects, Coronary heart disease -- Risk factors, Health
Published
2004

4. EBCT and evaluation of coronary artery calcium

Author

Kontos, Michael C., Scarpinato, Len, and Stein, James H.

Subjects
Coronary heart disease -- Diagnosis, Calcification -- Measurement, Atherosclerosis -- Diagnosis, Health, Diagnosis, Measurement
Abstract

Patients may be requesting referrals for electron-beam CT, but the medical community is still debating the test's usefulness. What do we know about this controversial technology's ability to detect coronary [...]

Published
2002

5. Improving risk of coronary heart disease: can a picture make the difference?

Author

Greenland, Philip

Subjects
Calcification -- Measurement, Atherosclerosis -- Diagnosis, Coronary heart disease -- Diagnosis, Electron beams
Abstract

Pictures of the coronary arteries taken by electron beam tomography (EBT)may not be enough to motivate people to change their lifestyle to prevent coronary artery disease. EBT can show calcium deposits in the arteries that may be the first sign of disease. EBT should definitely not be used to screen healthy people who have no risk factors for coronary artery disease.

Published
2003

6. More Good News from the WHI

Author

Speroff, Leon

Subjects
Coronary heart disease -- Diagnosis, Calcification -- Measurement, Health
Abstract

More Good News from the WHI Abstract & Commentary By Leon Speroff, MD, Editor, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, is Editor for OB/GYN Clinical [...]

Published
2007

7. Want to scare patients? Try calcium

Subjects
Calcification -- Measurement, Calcification -- Health aspects, Health education -- Methods, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

If high cholesterol levels fail to inspire lifestyle changes in people prone to sudden heart attack, coronary calcium scoring might just do the trick. Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical [...]

Published
2003

8. Opinions split on coronary calcium; role of electron beam CT

Author

Zoler, Mitchel L.

Subjects
Calcification -- Measurement, Electron beam computed tomography -- Evaluation, Coronary heart disease -- Diagnosis
Abstract

The role of coronary calcium scores in assessing a person's risk of having asymptomatic coronary artery disease remains controversial. The reported experience using electron beam CT (EBCT) to measure the [...]

Published
2003

9. EBCT, motivation, behavioral change, and cardiovascular risk profile. (Clinical Briefs)

Author

Kuritzky, Louis

Subjects
Electron beams, Calcification -- Measurement, Coronary arteries -- Medical examination, Health counseling -- Evaluation, Health
Abstract

IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT AS much as 75% of clinical CHD can be predicted on the basis of traditionally recognized risk factors (eg, lipids, BP, smoking). Because of the [...]

Published
2003

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