Combined coronary and mitral annulus calcium detection in the non-invasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease in patients with systemic hypertension

BACKGROUNDAlthough the presence of coronary calcium (CC) on fast spiral computed tomography (FSCT) is a powerful predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD), both the specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) of CC in CAD diagnosis are modest. Since previous studies have shown an association be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Coronary artery disease 2002-04, Vol.13 (2), p.113-117
Hauptverfasser:	Tenenbaum, Alexander, Fisman, Enrique Z, Shemesh, Joseph, Adler, Yehuda, Shenkman, Tzipi, Swissa-Cohen, Levana, Boyko, Valentina, Motro, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Calcinosis - diagnosis Calcium - metabolism Coronary Disease - diagnosis Coronary Vessels - metabolism Female Heart Valve Diseases - diagnosis Humans Hypertension - complications Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve - metabolism Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity
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