Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 156-162 , July 2009

Comprehensive evaluation of coronary arteries by multidetector-row cardiac computed tomography according to the glucose level of asymptomatic individuals

  • Soo Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
    • Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
    • These authors equally contributed to this study.
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  • Sung Hee Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
    • Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
    • These authors equally contributed to this study.
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  • Eue-Keun Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
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  • Sung-A Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
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  • Yun Hyi Ku

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
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  • Eun Ju Chun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea
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  • Sang Il Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea
    • Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
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  • Hak Chul Jang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
    • Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors at: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea. Tel.: +82 31 787 7024; fax: +82 31 787 4052.
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  • Hyuk-Jae Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
    • Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors at: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 300 Gumi-dong, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea. Tel.: +82 31 787 7024; fax: +82 31 787 4052.

Received 18 May 2008 ,Revised 14 October 2008 ,Accepted 31 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.10.041

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 156-162 , July 2009

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