Performance of traditional risk factors in identifying a higher than expected coronary atherosclerotic burden

Performance of traditional risk factors in identifying a higher than expected coronary atherosclerotic burden

Objective: To evaluate the performance of traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in identifying a higher than expected coronary atherosclerotic burden. Methods: We assessed 2069 patients undergoing coronary CT angiography, with assessment of calcium score (CS), for suspected coronary artery di...

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Main Authors: Hélder Dores, Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves, António Miguel Ferreira, Maria Salomé Carvalho, Pedro Jerónimo Sousa, Nuno Cardim, Hugo Marques, Francisco Pereira Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255115000670

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