Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease Assessed by Multislice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in Patients With Paroxysmal or Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Gaetano Nucifora,
Joanne D. Schuijf,
Laurens F. Tops,
Jacob M. van Werkhoven,
Sami Kajander,
J. Wouter Jukema,
Joop H.M. Schreur,
Mark W. Heijenbrok,
Serge A. Trines,
Oliver Gaemperli,
Olli Turta,
Philipp A. Kaufmann,
Juhani Knuuti,
Martin J. Schalij,
Jeroen J. Bax
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.108.795328
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , cad , cardiology , multislice computed tomography , asymptomatic , atrial fibrillation , logistic regression , multislice , radiology , computed tomography , engineering drawing , engineering
Although atrial fibrillation (AF) has been linked to underlying coronary artery disease (CAD), data supporting this association have been based on ECG and clinical history for the definition of CAD rather than direct visualization of atherosclerosis.
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