Stress-ECG vs. CT coronary angiography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: A "real-world" experience

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 354-367

  Maffei, E ^a   Palumbo, A ^a,b   Martini, C ^a,b   Cuttone, A ^a   Ugo, F ^a   Emiliano, E ^a   Menozzi, A ^a   Vignali, L ^a   Brambilla, V ^a   Coruzzi, P ^a   Weustink, A ^b   Mollet, N ^b   Ardissino, D ^b   Reverberi, C ^a   Crisi, G ^a   Cademartiri, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography coronary angiography; Conventional coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Exercise ecg; Stress ECG

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953244077     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-009-0456-9     Document Type: Article

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