Identification of Noncalcified Plaque in Young Persons with Diabetes. An Opportunity for Early Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease Identified with Low-dose Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography

Academic Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 889-893

  Madaj, Paul M ^a   Budoff, Matthew J ^a   Li, Dong ^a   Tayek, John A ^a   Karlsberg, Ronald P ^b,c   Karpman, Harold L ^b,c  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Research Foundation of Southern California   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiac computed tomography; Coronary calcium; Diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; HUMANS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862492627     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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