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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Impact of coronary calcium score on diagnostic accuracy for the detection of significant coronary stenosis with multislice computed tomography angiography.
Pedro A. LemosMassimo MidiriNico R. MolletFilippo CademartiriGiuseppe RunzaPim J. De FeyterFranceso SaiaGabriel P. Krestinsubject
Malemedicine.medical_specialtyPopulationLumen (anatomy)Coronary AngiographySensitivity and SpecificityCoronary artery diseasePredictive Value of TestsInternal medicinemedicineHumansSinus rhythmMultisliceeducationRetrospective Studieseducation.field_of_studymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryCoronary StenosisCalcinosisMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseCoronary Calcium ScoreStenosisAngiographyCardiologyFemaleRadiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessTomography X-Ray Computeddescription
One hundred twenty patients in sinus rhythm with suspected coronary artery disease who underwent multislice computed tomography of the heart and conventional coronary angiography were retrospectively selected. The population was divided into 2 groups depending on their calcium score (CS) (e.g., low CS and high CS). The diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomographic scans for detecting significant lesions (>50% lumen reduction) in both groups was compared with quantitative coronary angiography. The sensitivity and specificity of multislice computed tomography were 90% and 92%, and 97% and 91% for low and high CS groups, respectively.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | The American journal of cardiology |