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Association of obesity and atrial fibrillation among middle-aged and elderly Chinese by Zhang, X, Zhang, S, Li, Y, Detrano, R C, Chen, K, Li, X, Zhao, L, Benjamin, E J, Wu, Y

“…Objective: To examine the associations between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Chinese adults. Design,…”
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Coronary artery calcium evaluation by electron beam computed tomography and its relation to new cardiovascular events by Wong, Nathan D, Hsu, Jeffrey C, Detrano, Robert C, Diamond, George, Eisenberg, Harvey, Gardin, Julius M

“…Electron beam computed tomography is widely used to screen for coronary artery calcium (CAC). We evaluated the relation of CAC to future cardiovascular disease…”
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Prognostic value of coronary electron-beam computed tomography for coronary heart disease events in asymptomatic populations by O’Malley, Patrick G, Taylor, Allen J, Jackson, Jeffrey L, Doherty, Terence M, Detrano, Robert C

“…The predictive ability of electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) for coronary heart disease outcomes, particularly hard coronary outcomes (myocardial…”
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Coronary calcium does not accurately predict near-term future coronary events in high-risk adults by DETRANO, R. C, WONG, N. D, DOHERTY, T. M, SHAVELLE, R. M, WEIYI TANG, GINZTON, L. E, BUDOFF, M. J, NARAHARA, K. A

“…Prognostic risk models have had limited success in predicting coronary events in subjects with multiple risk factors. We and others have proposed an…”
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Coronary calcium and standard risk factors in symptomatic patients referred for coronary angiography by Kennedy, John, Shavelle, Robert, Wang, Shaojun, Budoff, Matthew, Detrano, Robert C.

“…Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare quantitative estimates of coronary calcification with traditional coronary risk factors to determine their…”
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Coronary arterial calcification as an active process : a new perspective on an old problem by DOHERTY, T. M, DETRANO, R. C

“…The mechanism and purpose of coronary atherosclerotic calcification remain unknown. However, evidence reviewed here suggests that calcification is not passive…”
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Racial differences in the significance of coronary calcium in asymptomatic black and white subjects with coronary risk factors by Doherty, Terence M, Tang, Weiyi, Detrano, Robert C

“…OBJECTIVES To compare the significance of a specific feature of coronary atherosclerosis—coronary calcium—in asymptomatic black and white subjects with…”
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Coronary Artery Calcium Score Combined With Framingham Score for Risk Prediction in Asymptomatic Individuals by Greenland, Philip, LaBree, Laurie, Azen, Stanley P, Doherty, Terence M, Detrano, Robert C

“…CONTEXT Guidelines advise that all adults undergo coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment to guide preventive treatment intensity. Although the Framingham…”
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Detection of coronary calcification with electron-beam computed tomography: Evaluation of interexamination reproducibility and comparison of three image-acquisition protocols by Wang, Shaojun, Detrano, Robert C., Secci, Angelo, Tang, Weiyi, Doherty, Terence M., Puentes, Gail, Wong, Nathan, Brundage, Bruce H.

“…The purpose of this investigation was to determine the variability of electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) measurement of coronary calcification by using…”
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Coronary calcium and atherosclerosis by ultrafast computed tomography in asymptomatic men and women: relation to age and risk factors by Wong, N D, Kouwabunpat, D, Vo, A N, Detrano, R C, Eisenberg, H, Goel, M, Tobis, J M

“…We evaluated 675 men and 190 women who had no symptoms or history of clinical CHD, to determine the prevalence and risk factor correlates of CAC deposits as a…”
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Does coronary artery screening by electron beam computed tomography motivate potentially beneficial lifestyle behaviors? by Wong, Nathan D., Detrano, Robert C., Diamond, George, Rezayat, Combiz, Mahmoudi, Raymond, Chong, Eun C., Tang, Weiyi, Puentes, Gail, Kang, Xingping, Abrahamson, David

“…We evaluated the extent to which cardiovascular riskreducing behaviors are initiated as a result of knowledge of newly detected coronary artery disease, based…”
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Coronary calcium: The good, the bad, and the uncertain by Doherty, Terence M., Detrano, Robert C., Mautner, Susanne L., Mautner, Gisela C., Shavelle, Robert M.

“…Background Coronary calcium deposits have been widely regarded to result from a passive process of encrustation or adsorption of mineral onto advanced, complex…”
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Prognostic significance of coronary calcific deposits in asymptomatic high-risk subjects by Detrano, R C, Wong, N D, Doherty, T M, Shavelle, R

“…To determine the predictive value of coronary calcifications for coronary heart disease events in high-risk, asymptomatic adults: A prospective cohort study of…”
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Calcification in Atherosclerosis: Bone Biology and Chronic Inflammation at the Arterial Crossroads by Doherty, Terence M., Asotra, Kamlesh, Fitzpatrick, Lorraine A., Qiao, Jian-Hua, Wilkin, Douglas J., Detrano, Robert C., Dunstan, Colin R., Shah, Prediman K., Rajavashisth, Tripathi B.

“…Dystrophic or ectopic mineral deposition occurs in many pathologic conditions, including atherosclerosis. Calcium mineral deposits that frequently accompany…”
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Prognostic significance of cardiac cinefluoroscopy for coronary calcific deposits in asymptomatic high risk subjects by Detrano, Robert C., Wong, Nathan D., Tang, Weiyi, French, William J., Georgiou, Demetrios, Young, Eddy, Brezden, Oleh S., Doherty, Terence M., Narahara, Kenneth A., Brundage, Bruce H.

“…Objectives. This research investigated the prognostic significance of radtographically detectable coronary calcific deposits. Background. Coronary calcific…”
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Alcohol consumption, coronary calcium, and coronary heart disease events by Yang, Ted, Doherty, Terence M, Wong, Nathan D, Detrano, Robert C

“…This study was performed to determine if alcohol intake was associated with reduced coronary risk in a high-risk asymptomatic population, and whether this…”
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Coronary heart disease deaths and infarctions in people with little or no coronary calcium by Doherty, Terence M, Wong, Nathan D, Shavelle, Robert M, Tang, Weiyi, Detrano, Robert C

“…Doherty et al assessed coronary risk factors and measured coronary calcium with electron-beam computed tomography in 1,196 symptomless people with at least one…”
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Racial differences in coronary calcium prevalence among high-risk adults by Tang, Weiyi, Detrano, Robert C., Brezden, Oleh S., Georgiou, Demetrios, French, William J., Wong, Nathan D., Doherty, Terence M., Brundage, Bruce H.

“…A total of 1,461 asymptomatic high-risk adult subjects were studied with digital subtraction fluoroscopy and conventional cinefluoroscopy to detect coronary…”
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Detection of coronary artery calcium by ultrafast computed tomography and its relation to clinical evidence of coronary artery disease by Wong, Nathan D., Vo, Anthony, Abrahamson, David, Tobis, Jonathan M., Eisenberg, Harvey, Detrano, Robert C.

“…Ultrafast computed tomography (CT) was used to evaluate the relation of coronary artery calcium, a marker of atherosclerosis, with a reported history of…”
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The Farther From Town the Lower the Blood Pressure: Report From Rural Yunnan Province by Huang, Jie, Yu, Jinming, Hu, Dayi, Wu, Yangfeng, Lu, Jingqian, Li, Yi, Huang, Ying, Azen, Stanley P., Dustin, Laurie D., Detrano, Robert C.

“…Background Hypertension (HTN) is a major cause of death in Chinese farmers. Remoteness from population centers may independently affect HTN prevalence and…”
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