Non-invasive coronary computed tomographic angiography for patients with suspected coronary artery disease: The Coronary Angiography by Computed Tomography with the Use of a Submillimeter resolution (CACTUS) trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 3034-3041

  Hausleiter, Jörg ^a   Meyer, Tanja ^a   Hadamitzky, Martin ^a   Zankl, Maria ^b   Gerein, Pia ^c   Dörrler, Katharina ^a   Kastrati, Adnan ^a   Martinoff, Stefan ^a   Schömig, Albert ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREADMILL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 37149045276     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm150     Document Type: Article

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