title: [Clinical characteristics of coronary artery calcification in diabetic patients].
abstract: Coronary artery calcification is frequently seen in cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients, and usually indicates the severity of coronary stenosis. They occur in the intima of the lipid-rich atherosclerotic coronary lesions. The mechanism of the coronary calcification is still not known, though several proteins such as AGE are thought to induce the calcium accumulation in the atheroma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine ,Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kozaki