Prediction of coronary events with electron beam computed tomography
Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 1 October 2000
Yadon Arad, Louise A. Spadaro, Ken Goodman, David Newstein, Alan D. Guerci
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In asymptomatic adults, EBCT of the coronary arteries predicts coronary death and nonfatal MI and the need for revascularization procedures and the odds ratios remained high after adjustment for self-reported cardiovascular risk factors.
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In asymptomatic adults, EBCT of the coronary arteries predicts coronary death and nonfatal MI and the need for revascularization procedures.
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