Added value of CAC in risk stratification for cardiovascular events: A systematic review

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-116

  Peters, Sanne A E ^a   Bakker, Marina ^a   Den Ruijter, Hester M ^a   Bots, Michiel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary artery calcification; Risk prediction; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 83155175396     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2011.02555.x     Document Type: Review

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