Extent and distribution of coronary artery disease: A comparative study of invasive versus noninvasive angiography with computed angiography

American Heart Journal

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 378-384

  Butler, Javed ^a   Shapiro, Michael ^a   Reiber, Johannes ^a   Sheth, Tej ^a   Ferencik, Maros ^a   Kurtz, Emily G ^a   Nichols, John ^a   Pena, Antonio ^a   Cury, Ricardo C ^a   Brady, Thomas J ^a   Hoffmann, Udo ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33847280449     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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