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Significance of coronary artery calcification.

Significance of coronary artery calcification. of Coronary Artery tion and nary edly studies. direct presence relationship and extent and with this between coronary severity has the arteries of coro- of calcifica- cepted screening techniques, outcome of current treatment Cases of coronary atherosclerosis be separated into two categories and the methods. can accord- ameter in the the walls of the presence by more on the of questionable life-threatening pending than 50%-75%, deauthor). This criterion validity relative to the potential of the disease. is atherosclerosis confirmed However, been fact has repeatin autopsy not been ing to the clinical disease: (a) angina, manifestations with (eg, of the or no Over 90% of myocardial infarctions are findings minimal permanent (b) coronary myocardial events damage, myocardial and in- exploited for with potential because, sonably such sensitive calcification the evaluation of patients coronary artery disease at least in part, method was, the only for until recently, rca- farction, sudden ischemic arrhythmia-complications coronary artery disease detecting death, and that make the leading Patients a result of sudden occlusion of a coronary artery, and results of several studies of pre- and postrnyocardial infarction angiography have conclusively demonstrated cases only that in more than half the cause of death in this of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Radiology Radiological Society of North America, Inc.

Significance of coronary artery calcification.

Radiology , Volume 192: 613 – Sep 1, 1994

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Abstract

of Coronary Artery tion and nary edly studies. direct presence relationship and extent and with this between coronary severity has the arteries of coro- of calcifica- cepted screening techniques, outcome of current treatment Cases of coronary atherosclerosis be separated into two categories and the methods. can accord- ameter in the the walls of the presence by more on the of questionable life-threatening pending than 50%-75%, deauthor). This criterion validity relative to the potential of the disease. is atherosclerosis confirmed However, been fact has repeatin autopsy not been ing to the clinical disease: (a) angina, manifestations with (eg, of the or no Over 90% of myocardial infarctions are findings minimal permanent (b) coronary myocardial events damage, myocardial and in- exploited for with potential because, sonably such sensitive calcification the evaluation of patients coronary artery disease at least in part, method was, the only for until recently, rca- farction, sudden ischemic arrhythmia-complications coronary artery disease detecting death, and that make the leading Patients a result of sudden occlusion of a coronary artery, and results of several studies of pre- and postrnyocardial infarction angiography have conclusively demonstrated cases only that in more than half the cause of death in this of

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