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European Heart Journal 2000 21(9):720-732; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1881
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Review

Electron-beam computed tomography for detection of early signs of coronary arteriosclerosis

R Erbelf1, A Schmermund, S Möhlenkamp, S Sack and D Baumgart

Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, University Clinic Essen, Germany

revised July 9, 1999; accepted July 22, 1999

Key Words: Calcification, electron-beam computed tomography, coronary artery disease, natural history, arteriosclerosis

f1 Correspondence: Raimund Erbel, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, University Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.

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