Coronary calcium assessment with computed tomography in HIV-infected patients

Affiliations

¹ Radiology, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: philipp.rau@gmail.com.
² Internal Medicine, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: madeleine.durand@gmail.com.
³ Cardiology, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: samer.mansour@sympatico.ca.
⁴ Microbiology, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: c.tremblay@umontreal.ca.
⁵ Radiology, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: chartrandlef@videotron.ca.

Comment

Philipp Rau et al. Atherosclerosis. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun:249:99-100.

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.04.002. Epub 2016 Apr 6.

¹ Radiology, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: philipp.rau@gmail.com.
² Internal Medicine, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: madeleine.durand@gmail.com.
³ Cardiology, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: samer.mansour@sympatico.ca.
⁴ Microbiology, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: c.tremblay@umontreal.ca.
⁵ Radiology, University of Montreal Medical and Research Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: chartrandlef@videotron.ca.

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Keywords: Calcium; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; HIV.

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