Prognostic implications of nonobstructive coronary plaques in patients with NonST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A multidetector computed tomography study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 502-509

  Kristensen, Thomas S ^a   Kofoed, Klaus F ^a   Khl, Jørgen T ^a   Nielsen, Walter B ^b   Nielsen, Michael B ^a   Kelbæk, Henning ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; computed tomography; coronary plaque

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IODIXANOL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960608863     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.01.058     Document Type: Article

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