Noncalcified atherosclerotic lesions with vulnerable characteristics detected by coronary CT angiography and future coronary events

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 192-199

  Yamamoto, Hideya ^a   Kitagawa, Toshiro ^a   Ohashi, Norihiko ^a   Utsunomiya, Hiroto ^a   Kunita, Eiji ^a   Oka, Toshiharu ^a   Urabe, Yoji ^a   Tsushima, Hiroshi ^a   Awai, Kazuo ^a   Kihara, Yasuki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary CT angiography; Low attenuation plaque; Noncalcified atherosclerotic lesion; Positive remodeling; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

CORONARY CT ANGIOGRAPHY; LOW-ATTENUATION PLAQUE; NONCALCIFIED ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESION; POSITIVE REMODELING; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84880157346     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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