Spiral Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography. A New Diagnostic Tool Developing Its Role in Clinical Cardiology**Editorials published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 872-874

  de Feyter, Pim J ^a   van Pelt, Niels ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA DISSECTION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOLOGY; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 33847022650     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.12.005     Document Type: Editorial

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