Prevalence of computed tomographic angiography-verified high-risk plaques and significant luminal stenosis in patients with zero coronary calcium score

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 272-278

  Morita, Hitomi ^a   Fujimoto, Shinichiro ^a   Kondo, Takeshi ^a   Arai, Takehiro ^a   Sekine, Takako ^a   Matsutani, Hideyuki ^a   Sano, Tomonari ^a   Kondo, Makoto ^a   Kodama, Takahide ^a   Takase, Shinichi ^a   Narula, Jagat ^b  

^a Takase Clinic   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary calcium score zero; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84862197870     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.02.052     Document Type: Article

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