Coronary artery calcium testing in low-intermediate risk symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease: An effective gatekeeper to further testing?

Computed tomography for quantification of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a simple non-invasive tool to assess atherosclerotic plaque burden. CAC is highly correlated with coronary atherosclerosis and is a robust predictor of cardiovascular outcomes. Recently, the 2018 ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guideline...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mahmood, Tahir, Shapiro, Michael D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:
Collection Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7553353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33048982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240539

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7553353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33048982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240539

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