CT coronary calcification: What does a score of "0" Mean?

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Gottlieb, Ilan ^a,b   Sara, Leonardo ^c   Brinker, Jeff A ^d   Lima, João A C ^d   Rochitte, Carlos Eduardo ^e  

^a CDPI Clinica de Diagnostico por Imagem Centro Medico Barra Shopping   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c CDI Centro de Diagnóstico Por Imagem   (Brazil)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcification; Calcium score; Cardiovascular risk; Coronary artery disease; Zero calcium score

Indexed keywords

ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CALCIUM SCORE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY CALCIFICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE TEST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY STENOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79551643089     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-010-0151-4     Document Type: Article

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