Early detection of coronary artery disease by 64-slice multidetector computed tomography in asymptomatic hypertensive high-risk patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-286

  Gaudio, Carlo ^a   Mirabelli, Francesca ^a   Pelliccia, Francesco ^a   Francone, Marco ^a   Tanzilli, Gaetano ^a   Di Michele, Sara ^a   Leonetti, Stefania ^a   De Vincentis, Giuseppe ^a   Carbone, Iacopo ^a   Mangieri, Enrico ^a   Catalano, Carlo ^a   Passariello, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Multidetector computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 67349275046     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.091     Document Type: Article

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