Lesion- and vessel-specific coronary artery calcium scores are superior to whole-heart Agatston and volume scores in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease.
Qian
Zhen
Z
Piedmont Heart Institute, 95 Collier Road, Suite 2085, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA. zhen.qian@piedmont.org
Anderson
Hunt
H
Marvasty
Idean
I
Akram
Kamran
K
Vazquez
Gustavo
G
Rinehart
Sarah
S
Voros
Szilard
S
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000592:standards*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*