Asymptomatic subjects with zero coronary calcium score: Coronary CT angiographic features of plaques in event-prone patients

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2013, Pages 29-36

  Lee, Min Su ^a,b   Chun, Eun Ju ^a   Kim, Kil Joong ^a,c   Kim, Jeong A ^a   Yoo, Jin Young ^a   Choi, Sang Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Noncalcified plaque; Prognosis; Zero coronary artery calcium score

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; IOMEPROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY DEVICE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BOLUS INJECTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONCALCIFIED CORONARY PLAQUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; ZERO CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE;

EID: 84890890782     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-013-0257-z     Document Type: Article

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