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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01842-9 Byline: James A Shaw, Bronwyn A Kingwell, Anthony S Walton, James D Cameron, Prakash Pillay, Christoph D Gatzka, Anthony M Dart Abbreviations: C, compliance; CAD, coronary artery disease; Cx, circumflex artery; D, distensibility; GTN, glyceryl trinitrate; IM, intima-media; IVUS, intravascular ultrasound; LAD, left anterior descending artery; N, normal subjects investigated for chest pain but without angiographic disease; PP, pulse pressure; T, transplant Abstract: The goal of this study was to determine factors contributing to the biomechanical properties of coronary arteries in people with and without angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD). Article History: Received 21 June 2001; Revised 20 February 2002; Accepted 20 February 2002 Article Note: (footnote) [star] From the Alfred and Baker Medical Unit, Alfred Hospital and Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia. Supported by a NH&MRC institute grant to the Baker Medical Research Institute and a Center for Clinical Excellence grant to the Alfred and Baker Medical Unit. Dr. James Shaw is supported by an Australian National Heart Foundation medical post-graduate scholarship.