Coronary Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography as a Predictor of Cardiac and Noncardiac Vascular Events in Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetics: A 7‐Year Population‐Based Cohort Study

Coronary Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography as a Predictor of Cardiac and Noncardiac Vascular Events in Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetics: A 7‐Year Population‐Based Cohort Study

BackgroundType 2 diabetics are at increased risk for vascular events, but the value of further risk stratification for coronary heart disease (CHD) in asymptomatic subjects is unclear. We examined the added value of coronary computed tomography angiography over clinical risk scores (United Kingdom P...

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Main Authors: David A. Halon, Mali Azencot, Ronen Rubinshtein, Barak Zafrir, Moshe Y. Flugelman, Basil S. Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
computed tomography angiography
coronary disease
diabetes mellitus
plaque
risk stratification
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.003226

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