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Comparison of Progression of Coronary Calcium in Postmenopausal Women on Versus Not on Estrogen/Progestin Therapy
The American Journal of Cardiology, 03/05/07

Alexander Becker MD., et al. – The prophylactic effect of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy on coronary atherosclerosis remains controversial. We, therefore, examined the influence of combined estrogen/progestin therapy on the progression of coronary calcium as a marker of coronary atherosclerosis...Conclusion: A reduced progression of coronary calcium in postmenopausal women on combined estrogen/progestin therapy could not be observed compared with a matched group of women without hormone substitution

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Relationship Between Baseline Coronary Calcium Score and Demonstration of Coronary Artery Stenoses During Follow-Up: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)
JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Oral Calcium Supplements Do Not Affect the Progression of Aortic Valve Calcification or Coronary Artery Calcification
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Coronary calcium significantly affects quantitative analysis of coronary ultrasound: importance for atherosclerosis progression/regression studies
Coronary Artery Disease, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Correlation of regional distribution and morphological pattern of calcification at CT coronary artery calcium scoring with non-calcified plaque formation and stenosis
European Radiology, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Prognostic Accuracy of B-Natriuretic Peptide Measurements and Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Subjects (from the Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research [EISNER] Study)
The American Journal of Cardiology, 10/21/09 Relevance Score: 67%