Visually estimated coronary artery calcium score improves SPECT-MPI risk stratification
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Very high coronary calcium score unmasks obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with normal SPECT MPI.
OBJECTIVES To study the clinical impact of a very high coronary artery calcium score (CAC >1000) in patients with no known coronary artery disease (CAD) and normal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). The secondary aim was to evaluate whether triple vessel disease would support the notion of balanced ischaemia as an underlying mechanism of false...
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عنوان ژورنال: IJC Heart & Vasculature
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2352-9067
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100827