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SUBMITTER: Miedema MD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3970195 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miedema Michael D MD Petrone Andrew B AB Arnett Donna K DK Dodson John A JA Carr J Jeffrey JJ Pankow James S JS Hunt Steven C SC Province Michael A MA Kraja Aldi A Gaziano J Michael JM Djousse Luc L
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging 20131211 1
<h4>Background</h4>Adult height has been hypothesized to be inversely associated with coronary heart disease; however, studies have produced conflicting results. We sought to examine the relationship between adult height and the prevalence of coronary artery calcium (CAC), a direct measure of subclinical atherosclerosis and surrogate marker of coronary heart disease.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We evaluated the relationship between adult height and CAC in 2703 participants from the National Heart ...[more]