Calcium imaging and selective computed tomography angiography in comparison to functional testing for suspected coronary artery disease: The multicentre, randomized CRESCENT trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 1232-1243

  Lubbers, Marisa ^a   Dedic, Admir ^a   Coenen, Adriaan ^a   Galema, Tjebbe ^a   Akkerhuis, Jurgen ^b   Bruning, Tobias ^c   Krenning, Boudewijn ^d   Musters, Paul ^a   Ouhlous, Mohamed ^a   Liem, Ahno ^b   Niezen, Andre ^c   Hunink, Miriam ^a   De Feijter, Pim ^a   Nieman, Koen ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^d Institute for Tropical Diseases   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Coronary CT angiography; CT calcium scan; Diagnostic testing; Functional testing; Stable angina

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGATSTON SCORE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84965115947     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv700     Document Type: Article

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