Coronary calcium, as determined by electron beam computed tomography, and coronary disease on arteriogram: Effect of patient's sex on diagnosis

Circulation

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1363-1367

  Rumberger, John A ^a   Sheedy III, Patrick F ^a   Breen, Jerome F ^a   Schwartz, Robert S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

angiography; calcium; coronary disease; diagnosis; imaging; patients; tomography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0028910752     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.91.5.1363     Document Type: Article

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