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Clinical Significance of the Coronary Calcification Score by Multidetector Row Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Coronary Stenosis in Japanese Patients

Ryoko Mitsutake, Hideya Niimura, Shin‐ichiro Miura, Bo Zhang, Atsushi Iwata, Hiroaki Nishikawa, Akira Kawamura, Koichiro Kumagai, Kazuyuki Shirai, Akira Matsunaga,

Circulation Journal · 2006 · 73 citations · 16 references

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The CAC score determined by MDCT can predict CAD independent of other factors, such as age, metabolic diseases and medications, when coronary stenosis can not be diagnosed because of severe calcification.

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