The presence, characterization and prognosis of coronary plaques among patients with zero coronary calcium scores

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 805-812

  Uretsky, Seth ^a   Rozanski, Alan ^a   Singh, Padmakshi ^a   Supariwala, Azhar ^a   Atluri, Prashanth ^a   Bangalore, Sripal ^a   Pappas, Thomas W ^b   Fisher, Edward A ^c   Peters, M Robert ^d  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Interventional Heart Group   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography coronary angiography; Coronary artery calcium; Mortality; Plaque morphology; Stenosis severity

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; ODDS RATIO; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 83955161813     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-010-9730-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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