Cardiac computed tomographic angiography for risk stratification and prediction of late cardiovascular outcome events in patients with a chest pain syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-115

  Rubinshtein, Ronen ^a   Halon, David A ^a   Gaspar, Tamar ^b   Peled, Nathan ^b   Lewis, Basil S ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Multidetector computed tomography; Non invasive coronary angiography; Outcome events; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349594833     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.031     Document Type: Article

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