Diagnostic accuracy for coronary artery disease of multislice CT scanners in comparison to conventional coronary angiography: An integrative literature review

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 496-503

  Delgado, Karsen ^a   Williams, Mary ^b  

^a Mountainlands Family Health Center   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular risk; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956428743     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00501.x     Document Type: Review

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