Combined use of exercise electrocardiography, coronary calcium score and cardiac CT angiography for the prediction of major cardiovascular events in patients presenting with stable chest pain

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 121-125

  Versteylen, Mathijs O ^a   Joosen, Ivo A ^a   Winkens, Mark H ^a   Laufer, Eduard M ^a   Snijder, Roel J ^a   Wildberger, Joachim E ^a   Crijns, Harry J ^a   Narula, Jagat ^b   Hofstra, Leonard ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Cardiology Center Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACS; CABG; Calcium score; Cardiac CT angiography; Exercise ECG; PCI

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878559865     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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