Hypercortisolism Is Associated With Increased Coronary Arterial Atherosclerosis: Analysis of Noninvasive Coronary Angiography Using Multidetector Computerized Tomography | Zendy

Nicola M. Neary | Zendy; Oscar Julian Booker | Zendy; Brent S. Abel | Zendy; Jatin R. Matta | Zendy; Nancy Muldoon | Zendy; Ninet Sinaii | Zendy; Roderic I. Pettigrew | Zendy; Lynnette K. Nieman | Zendy; Ahmed M. Gharib | Zendy

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Hypercortisolism Is Associated With Increased Coronary Arterial Atherosclerosis: Analysis of Noninvasive Coronary Angiography Using Multidetector Computerized Tomography

Author(s) -

Nicola M. Neary,

Oscar Julian Booker,

Brent S. Abel,

Jatin R. Matta,

Nancy Muldoon,

Ninet Sinaii,

Roderic I. Pettigrew,

Lynnette K. Nieman,

Ahmed M. Gharib

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-3754

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , interquartile range , agatston score , coronary atherosclerosis , blood pressure , body mass index , diastole , coronary artery disease , coronary artery calcium

Observational studies show that glucocorticoid therapy and the endogenous hypercortisolism of Cushing's syndrome (CS) are associated with increased rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, the causes of these findings remain largely unknown.

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