Abstract
Both coronary artery calcium (CAC) deposits and increased left ventricular (LV) mass are important risk factors for coronary heart disease, but the relation between these 2 factors has rarely been studied. We examined the correlation of CAC and LV mass in 159 young to middle-aged African-Americans, and found that the average LV mass indexes were bigger in the CAC-positive groups than in CAC-negative groups in both genders (p = 0.0004 in men; p = 0.08 in women).
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Black People*
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Black or African American
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C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
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Calcinosis / ethnology
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Calcinosis / pathology*
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Coronary Artery Disease / ethnology
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Coronary Artery Disease / pathology*
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Female
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Humans
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Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / ethnology
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Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / pathology*
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Lipids / blood
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Longitudinal Studies
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Lipids
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C-Reactive Protein