Coronary Calcium Score May Replace Cardiovascular Risk Factors as Primary Risk Stratification Tool Before Kidney Transplantation - Concepedia

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Coronary Calcium Score May Replace Cardiovascular Risk Factors as Primary Risk Stratification Tool Before Kidney Transplantation

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2015

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Simon Winther, Morten Bøttcher, Hanne Skou Jørgensen, Kirsten Bouchelouche, Lars Christian Gormsen, A. E. Oczachowska-Kulik, Niels Ramsing Holm, Hans Erik Bøtker, Per Ivarsen, My Svensson

Transplantation

Abstract

In kidney transplantation candidates, CACS outperformed risk factor assessment for predicting obstructive CAD and is a better tool for selecting patients and guiding the choice of noninvasive diagnostic modality in CAD.

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