Correlation and predictive value of aortic root calcification markers with coronary artery calcification and obstructive coronary artery disease.
Christian TescheCarlo N De CeccoAndrew StubenrauchBrian E JacobsAkos Varga-SzemesSheldon E LitwinB Devon BallMoritz BaquetDavid JochheimUllrich EbersbergerRichard R BayerEllen HoffmannDaniel H SteinbergJoseph Uwe SchoepfPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2016)
ARC markers are associated with and independently predict the presence of CAC and obstructive CAD. Further testing is required in patients with severe ARC and significant CAD in order to reliably obtain these markers from thoracic-CT or X-ray for proper risk classification.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- pulmonary artery
- dual energy
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- machine learning
- computed tomography
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- deep learning
- spinal cord
- early onset
- high resolution
- aortic valve
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- spinal cord injury
- mass spectrometry
- magnetic resonance
- positron emission tomography
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pet ct
- drug induced