Prognostic value of atherosclerotic burden and coronary vascular function in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

Roberta AssanteWanda AcampaEmilia ZampellaParthiban ArumugamCarmela NappiValeria GaudieriCiro Gabriele MainolfiMariarosaria PanicoMario MagliuloChristine M TongeMario PetrettaAlberto Cuocolo

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2017)

In patients with suspected CAD, CFR provides significant incremental risk stratification over established cardiac risk factors and CAC score for prediction of adverse cardiac events.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
risk factors
percutaneous coronary intervention
left ventricular
cardiovascular events
coronary artery bypass grafting
coronary artery
emergency department
cardiovascular disease
aortic stenosis
adverse drug
atrial fibrillation
aortic valve