Aortic valve calcium score is associated with coronary calcified plaque burden

International Heart Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 355-361

  Ann, Soe Hee ^a   Jung, Jung Im ^a   Jung, Hae Ok ^a   Youn, Ho Joong ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcification; Computed tomography; Coronary vessels

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE CALCIFICATION; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTIC VALVE CALCIUM SCORE; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; GENSINI SCORE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84889035253     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.54.355     Document Type: Article

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