Relation of coronary calcium scores by electron beam tomography to obstructive disease in 2,115 symptomatic patients

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 st...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2004-05, Vol.93 (9), p.1150-1152
Main Authors: Knez, Andreas, Becker, Alexander, Leber, Alexander, White, Carl, Becker, Christoph R., Reiser, Maximilian F., Steinbeck, Gerhard, Boekstegers, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - metabolism
Calcium
Calcium - metabolism
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease - metabolism
Coronary heart disease
Coronary Vessels - chemistry
Coronary Vessels - pathology
Female
Gender
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Minnesota
Patients
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sex Factors
Statistics as Topic
Studies
Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.044