Plaque disruption by coronary computed tomographic angiography in stable patients vs. acute coronary syndrome: A feasibility study

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 247-259

  Bilolikar, Abhay N ^a   Goldstein, James A ^a   Madder, Ryan D ^b   Chinnaiyan, Kavitha M ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary computed tomographic angiography; Plaque characterization; Stable angina; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STENOSIS; ULCER; VOLUME; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84963988149     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev281     Document Type: Article

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