Coronary computed tomography angiography: CONFIRMations and perspectives

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 861-862

  De Bruyne, Bernard ^a   Van Mieghem, Carlos ^a  

^a CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

coronary computed tomography angiography; coronary stenosis; fractional flow reserve; myocardial perfusion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NOTE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 80051608457     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.03.051     Document Type: Editorial

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