Inverse relationship between body mass index and coronary artery calcification in patients with clinically significant coronary lesions

AIMS: Mounting data support a ‘calcification paradox’, whereby reduced bone mineral density is associated with increased vascular calcification. Furthermore, reduced bone mineral density is prevalent in older persons with lower body mass index (BMI). Therefore, although BMI and coronary artery calci...

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Autori principali: Kovacic, Jason C., Lee, Paul, Baber, Usman, Karajgikar, Rucha, Evrard, Solene M., Moreno, Pedro, Mehran, Roxana, Fuster, Valentin, Dangas, George, Sharma, Samin K., Kini, Annapoorna S.
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2011
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753813/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22204865
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.11.020
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