Selecting asymptomatic patients for coronary computed tomography or electrocardiographic exercise testing

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 349, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 465-473

  Greenland, Philip ^a   Gaziano, J Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0041842620     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp023197     Document Type: Article

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