Role of coronary artery calcium score and coronary CT angiography in the diagnosis and risk stratification of individuals with suspected coronaryartery disease

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 271-279

  Wilson, Sean R ^a   Lin, Fay Y ^a   Min, James K ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular imaging; Coronary artery disease; Coronary calcium score; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Prognosis; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052516364     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-011-0191-4     Document Type: Article

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