Coronary artery calcium determined by electron beam computed tomography for predicting angiographic coronary artery disease in moderate- to high-risk Chinese patients

Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 183-189

  Chen, Lung Ching ^a   Ding, Philip Yu An ^a   Chen, Jaw Wen ^a   Wu, Mei Han ^a   Liu, Ju Chi ^b   Lan, Gong Yau ^c   Chern, Ming Sheng ^a   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a   Chang, Mau Song ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Coronary calcification; Electron beam computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035741832     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047370     Document Type: Article

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