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[Coronary computed tomography: current role and future perspectives for cardiovascular risk stratification].

Authors :
Musella F
Formisano R
Mattiello G
Iardino E
Petraglia L
Vitagliano A
Fabiani I
Cirillo AP
Petito M
Perrone-Filardi P
Source :
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace [Monaldi Arch Chest Dis] 2011 Sep; Vol. 76 (3), pp. 115-20.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The majority of cardiovascular events, more than 50% of CAD deaths, occur in previously asymptomatic individuals at intermediate cardiovascular risk, highlighting the relevance of accurate individual risk assessment to decrease cardiovascular events through more appropriate targeting of preventive measures. In the last decades, the development of non-invasive imaging techniques have prompted interest in imaging of atherosclerosis. Coronary computed tomography provides the opportunity to assess the deposition of calcium in the coronary tree and to non-invasively image coronary vessels. Both information are useful for risk stratification of asymptomatic subjects or of subjects with suspected CAD.

Details

Language :
Italian
ISSN :
1122-0643
Volume :
76
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
22363969
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2011.182