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Coronary Calcium Score as a Predictor for Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Events in Japanese High-Risk Patients

Hideya Yamamoto, Norihiko Ohashi, Ken Ishibashi, Hiroto Utsunomiya, Eiji Kunita, Toshiharu Oka, Jun Horiguchi, Yasuki Kihara

Circulation Journal · 2011 · 47 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

The CAC score has a predictive value for angiographical CAD and long-term mortality from cardiac disease in Japanese high-risk patients who undergo coronary angiography.

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