Reliable High-Speed Coronary Computed Tomography in Symptomatic Patients
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Noninvasive assessment of plaque characteristics with multislice computed tomography coronary angiography in symptomatic diabetic patients.
OBJECTIVE Cardiovascular events are high in patients with type 2 diabetes, whereas their risk stratification is more difficult. The higher risk may be related to differences in coronary plaque burden and composition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether differences in the extent and composition of coronary plaques in patients with and without diabetes can be observed using multisli...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.068