Geodesic pattern of coronary arteries as a predictor for cardiovascular risk: Clinical perspectives

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Turgut, Okan ^a   Tandogan, Izzet ^a   Yalta, Kenan ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan ^a   Dizman, Rafet ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angiography; Cardiovascular risk; Coronary tortuosity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956874080     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.160     Document Type: Article

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