Aortic valve calcium on spiral computed tomography is associated with calcification of the thoracic aorta in hypertensive patients.
Adler
Yehuda
Y
Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. adlery@yahoo.com
Motro
Michael
M
Tenenbaum
Alexander
A
Tanne
David
D
Fisman
Enrique Z
EZ
Wiser
Itay
I
Hovav
Boaz
B
Stolero
Dan
D
Shemesh
Joseph
J
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