An algorithm for noninvasive identification of angiographic three- vessel and/or left main coronary artery disease in symptomatic patients on the basis of cardiac risk and electron-beam computed tomographic calcium scores

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 444-452

  Schmermund, Axel ^a,b   Bailey, Kent R ^a   Rumberger, John A ^a   Reed, Judd E ^a   Sheedy II, Patrick F ^a   Schwartz, Robert S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ALGORITHMS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033081992     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00565-8     Document Type: Article

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