Use of multidetector computed tomography after mildly abnormal myocardial perfusion stress testing in a large single-specialty cardiology practice

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 372-378

  Hines, Jerome L ^a,b   Danciu, Sorin C ^a,b   Shah, Manan ^c   Borg, Mary Jane ^a   Biga, Cathleen ^d  

^a Illinois Heart and Vascular   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c XCENDA   (United States)

^d Cardiovascular Management of Illinois   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive coronary angiography (ICA); Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT); Myocardial perfusion stress imaging (MPI); Myocardial perfusion stress testing; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CARDIOLOGY; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56949088956     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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