Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography-Based Coronary Risk Stratification in Subjects Presenting With No or Atypical Symptoms

Circulation Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2419-2425

  Fujimoto, Shinichiro ^a,b   Kondo, Takeshi ^a   Kodama, Takahide ^a   Orihara, Tadaaki ^a   Sugiyama, Junichi ^a   Kondo, Makoto ^a   Endo, Akira ^a   Fukazawa, Hiroshi ^a   Nagaoka, Hideki ^a   Oida, Akitsugu ^a   Ikeda, Takanori ^b   Yamazaki, Junichi ^b   Takase, Shinichi ^a   Narula, Jagat ^c  

^a Takase Clinic   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY OMORI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary computed tomography angiography; Framingham risk score; Low attenuation plaque; Positive remodeling; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CALCIUM ION; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL; IOPAMIDOL;

ADULT; AGATSTON SCORE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84867874735     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-12-0157     Document Type: Article

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