Subclinical coronary artery disease as detected by coronary computed tomography angiography in an asymptomatic population

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 434-441

  Lee, Sahmin ^a   Choi, Eue Keun ^a   Chang, Hyuk Jae ^b   Kim, Chi Hoon ^a   Seo, Won Woo ^a   Park, Jin Joo ^a   Choi, Sang Il ^b   Chun, Eun Ju ^b   Chang, Sung A ^a   Kim, Hyung Kwan ^a   Kim, Yong Jin ^a   Koo, Bon Kwon ^a   Choi, Dong Joo ^b   Oh, Byunghee ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Primary prevention; Tomography scanners; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STENOSIS;

EID: 78149289619     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.9.434     Document Type: Article

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