Prognostic Value of Coronary CT Angiography

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-91

  Cheezum, Michael K ^a   Hulten, Edward A ^b   Fischer, Collin ^a   Smith, Ryan M ^a   Slim, Ahmad M ^c   Villines, Todd C ^a,d  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Agatston score; Computed tomography; Coronary artery calcification; Coronary artery disease; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; ANGINA, STABLE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84863046874     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: 15582264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2011.11.005     Document Type: Review

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