Cardiac computed tomographic angiography in an outpatient setting: An analysis of clinical outcomes over a 40-month period

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-95

  Gopal, Ambarish ^a   Nasir, Khurram ^a   Ahmadi, Naser ^a   Gul, Khawar ^a   Tiano, Jima ^a   Flores, Margarita ^a   Young, Emily ^a   Witteman, Anne M ^a   Holland, Tate C ^a   Flores, Ferdinand ^a   Mao, Song S ^a   Budoff, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic angiography, CTA; CT angiography; Multidetector computed tomography, MDCT; Noninvasive angiography; Outcomes; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149135683     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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