Coronary stenosis detection by 16-slice computed tomography in heart transplant patients: Comparison with conventional angiography and impact on clinical management

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1826-1831

  Romeo, Guido ^a   Houyel, Lucile ^a   Angel, Claude Yves ^a   Brenot, Philippe ^a   Riou, Jean Yves ^a   Paul, Jean François ^a  

^a CENTRE CHIRURGICAL MARIE LANNELONGUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 20344397653     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.02.069     Document Type: Article

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