Open AccessCoronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications
Author(s) -
Swapnil Y Parab,
Vijaya Patil,
Madhavi Shetmahajan,
Astha Agrawal Kanaparthi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_40_19
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , calcification , computed tomography , radiology , coronary artery disease , perioperative , artery , cardiology
The significance of coronary artery calcification noted on noncontrast chest computed tomography (CT) scan is unknown. We report a case where coronary artery calcification on chest CT scan incidentally detected in an asymptomatic patient who was found to have significant coronary artery disease which resulted in perioperative morbidity.