Prevalence of coronary artery disease in low to moderate-risk asymptomatic women: A multislice computed tomography study

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 439-445

  Eroǧlu, Elif ^a   Bayrak, Fatih ^a   Gemici, Gökmen ^a   Güneysu, Tahsin ^b   Mutlu, Bülent ^b   Kalkan, Ali Kemal ^a   Deǧertekin, Muzaffer ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b stanbul Ko uyolu Yüksek htisas Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Calcinosis radiography; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary stenosis; Female; Risk assessment; Tomography, X ray computed methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CALCINOSIS; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 60049091800     PISSN: 10165169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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