Measurement of coronary artery calcification by electron beam computerized tomography in persons with chronic spinal cord injury: evidence for increased atherosclerotic burden

Background/Objective: Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) have been reported to have an increased prevalence of premature cardiovascular disease. Whether the increased risk of disease is owing to clustering of traditional cardiac risk factor or is over and above that predicted by risk factors...

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