Open AccessSeverity of Coronary Artery Calcification by Electron Beam Computed Tomography Predicts Silent Myocardial Ischemia
Author(s) -
ZuoXiang He,
Thomas D. Hedrick,
Craig M. Pratt,
Mario S. Verani,
Vincent Aquino,
Robert Roberts,
John J. Mahmarian
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.101.3.244
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , coronary artery disease , cardiology , myocardial perfusion imaging , ischemia , subclinical infection , population , spect imaging , radiology , positron emission tomography , nuclear medicine , environmental health
Detection of subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) before the development of life-threatening cardiac complications has great potential clinical relevance. Electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) is currently the only noninvasive test that can detect CAD in all stages of its development and thus has the potential to be an excellent screening technique for identifying asymptomatic subjects with underlying myocardial ischemia.
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