Lack of usefulness of electron beam computed tomography for detecting coronary allograft vasculopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 202-206

  Ratliff III, Norman B ^a   Jorgensen, Charles R ^a   Gobel, Fredarick L ^a   Hodges, Morrison ^a   Knickelbine, Thomas ^a   Pritzker, Mark R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCULATION; CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3142604934     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.064     Document Type: Article

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