Sex- and age-related differences of myocardial perfusion at rest assessed with multidetector computed tomography

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-101

  Byrne, Christina ^a   Kühl, J Tobias ^a   Zacho, Mette ^a,b   Nordestgaard, Børge G ^a,b   Fuchs, Andreas ^a   Frestad, Daria ^a   Køber, Lars ^a,b   Kofoed, Klaus Fuglsang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

320 Multidetector computed tomography; Imaging; Myocardial perfusion; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGATSTON SCORE; AGE; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD POOL ATTENUATION DENSITY; BODY SURFACE; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL ATTENUATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSMURAL PERFUSION RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84876858278     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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