Cardiovascular risk and coronary atherosclerotic plaques detected by multidetector computed tomography: Framingham and SCORE risk models underestimate coronary atherosclerosis in the symptomatic low-risk Turkish population

CANPOLAT, UĞUR; Yorgun, Hikmet; AYTEMİR, KUDRET; HAZIROLAN, TUNCAY; KAYA, ERGÜN; Ates, Ahmet; Dural, MUHAMMET; Gurses, Kadri; Sunman, Hamza; Tokgozoglu, Lale; Kabakci, Giray; Oto, Ali

doi:10.1097/mca.0b013e3283511608

Cardiovascular risk and coronary atherosclerotic plaques detected by multidetector computed tomography: Framingham and SCORE risk models underestimate coronary atherosclerosis in the symptomatic low-risk Turkish population

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CANPOLAT U., Yorgun H., AYTEMİR K., HAZIROLAN T., KAYA E. B., Ates A. H., ...More

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.23, no.3, pp.195-200, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 23 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1097/mca.0b013e3283511608
Journal Name: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.195-200
Keywords: cardiovascular risk, coronary atherosclerotic plaque, multidetector computed tomography, NONINVASIVE ASSESSMENT, ARTERY-DISEASE, HEART-DISEASE, BURDEN, ASSOCIATION, DIAGNOSIS, CALCIUM
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective In this study, we investigated the association between cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and coronary atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) burden/subtypes shown by multidetector computed tomography in symptomatic patients free of known coronary artery disease (CAD).