Author/Authors :
Tong، نويسنده , , Wenjing and Lima، نويسنده , , Joao A. and Lai، نويسنده , , Hong and Celentano، نويسنده , , David D. and Dai، نويسنده , , Shupeng and Lai، نويسنده , , Shenghan، نويسنده ,
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).
