Detection of coronary artery calcium to differentiate patients with early coronary atherosclerosis from luminally normal arteries

In summary, fast CT can non-invasively differentiate patients with early coronary atherosclerosis from those with smooth, luminally normal arteries. The identified patients appear to comprise a higher risk subgroup that might benefit from more aggressive interventions targeted toward the primary pre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 1996-12, Vol.78 (11), p.1281-1284
Hauptverfasser:	Fallavollita, James A., Kumar, Krishna, Brody, Alan S., Bunnello, Ivan L., Canty, John M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging Calcium Calcium - analysis Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular disease Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary heart disease Coronary vessels Female Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	In summary, fast CT can non-invasively differentiate patients with early coronary atherosclerosis from those with smooth, luminally normal arteries. The identified patients appear to comprise a higher risk subgroup that might benefit from more aggressive interventions targeted toward the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00612-1