Multislice Computed Tomography in an Asymptomatic High-Risk Population

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 325-328

  Romeo, Francesco ^a   Leo, Roberto ^a   Clementi, Fabrizio ^a   Razzini, Cinzia ^a   Borzi, Mauro ^a   Martuscelli, Eugenio ^a   Pizzuto, Francesco ^a   Chiricolo, Gaetano ^a   Mehta, Jawahar L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCINTISCANNING; SMOKING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846409079     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.08.029     Document Type: Article

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