Abstract
This angiographically correlated study reports on, for the first time, age- and gender-based distribution of the volumetric calcium score in a large group of patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Volumetric calcium data predicted significant coronary artery disease (>/=50% lumen diameter stenosis) as well as the traditional Agatston score. Exclusion of any calcium was highly accurate in ruling out obstructive disease in symptomatic subjects >/=50 years of age.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
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Calcinosis / metabolism
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Calcium / metabolism*
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Coronary Angiography
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Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Coronary Artery Disease / metabolism*
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Coronary Vessels / chemistry*
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Coronary Vessels / pathology*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Minnesota
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Sex Factors
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Statistics as Topic
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*