The prevalence and extent of coronary atherosclerosis among patients with a zero calcium score and the influence of patient characteristics

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Oncel, Guray ^a   Oncel, Dilek ^b  

^a SIFA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Tepecik Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84883376397     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: 15226662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20121132     Document Type: Article

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