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Abdominal aortic calcification on vertebral morphometry images predicts incident myocardial infarction

  1. Mark J Bolland1,*,
  2. Tom KM Wang1,
  3. Niels C van Pelt2,
  4. Anne M Horne1,
  5. Barbara H Mason1,
  6. Ruth W Ames1,
  7. Andrew B Grey1,
  8. Peter N Ruygrok3,
  9. Greg D Gamble1,
  10. Ian R Reid1

Article first published online: 18 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.091005

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 3, pages 505–512, March 2010

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Bolland, M. J., Wang, T. K., van Pelt, N. C., Horne, A. M., Mason, B. H., Ames, R. W., Grey, A. B., Ruygrok, P. N., Gamble, G. D. and Reid, I. R. (2010), Abdominal aortic calcification on vertebral morphometry images predicts incident myocardial infarction. J Bone Miner Res, 25: 505–512. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.091005

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  1. 1

    Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

  2. 2

    Department of Cardiology, Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand

  3. 3

    Department of Cardiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

*Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92 019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 18 MAR 2010
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 27 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 9 OCT 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 27 SEP 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 28 JUN 2009

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