Titre :
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Non-invasive assessment of coronary calcification. (2004)
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Auteurs :
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VLIEGENTHART (Rozemarijn) : NLD. Department of Radiology. University Hospital Groningen. Groningen.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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European journal of epidemiology (vol. 19, n° 12, 2004)
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Pagination :
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1063-1072
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Cardiopathie coronaire
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Epidémiologie
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Artériosclérose
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Homme
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Dépistage
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Imagerie médicale
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Examen complémentaire
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Pays voie développement
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Vaisseau sanguin [pathologie]
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Myocarde [pathologie]
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS EF4R0xiL. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Electron-beam tomography (EBT) and multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) enable the noninvasive assessment of coronary calcification. The amount of coronary calcification, as detected by EBT, has a close relation with the amount of coronary atherosclerosis, which is the substrate for the occurrence of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. Calcification of the coronary arteries can be seen as a cumulative measure of life-time exposure to cardiovascular risk factors. Several studies have shown that the amount of coronary calcification is associated with the risk of coronary heart disease. Therefore, coronary calcification is a promising method for non-invasive detection of asymptomatic subjects at high risk of developing coronary heart disease. Whether measurement of coronary calcification also increases the predictive power of coronary events based on cardiovascular risk factors is topic of current research.
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