Coronary CT angiography outperforms calcium imaging in the triage of acute coronary syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1597-1602

  Dedic, Admir ^a   Ten Kate, Gert Jan ^a   Neefjes, Lisan A ^a   Rossi, Alexia ^a   Dharampal, Anoeshka ^a   Rood, Pleunie P M ^a   Galema, Tjebbe W ^a   Schultz, Carl ^a   Ouhlous, Mohamed ^a   Moelker, Adriaan ^a   De Feyter, Pim J ^a   Nieman, Koen ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Calcinosis radiography; Emergency service, hospital; Sensitivity and specificity; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY CALCIUM IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACE RISK SCORE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CALCINOSIS/RADIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CALCIUM; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE;

EID: 84881480025     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.099     Document Type: Article

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