Defining the non-vulnerable and vulnerable patients with computed tomography coronary angiography: Evaluation of atherosclerotic plaque burden and composition

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 481-491

  Rodriguez Granillo, Gaston A ^a,b   Carrascosa, Patricia ^a   Bruining, Nico ^c   Waksman, Ron ^d   Garcia Garcia, Hector M ^d  

^a Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography; Coronary; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84979017642     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew012     Document Type: Review

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