Accelerated In Vivo Thrombin Formation Independently Predicts the Presence and Severity of CT Angiographic Coronary Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Julian Ilcheff Borissoff,
Ivo A. Joosen,
Mathijs O. Versteylen,
Henri M.H. Spronk,
Hugo Ten Cate,
Leonard Hofstra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.01.023
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , agatston score , coronary artery disease , coronary atherosclerosis , odds ratio , calcification , stenosis , thrombin , radiology , platelet , coronary artery calcium
This study sought to investigate the association between thrombin generation in plasma and the presence and severity of computed tomography angiographically defined coronary atherosclerosis in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).
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