Coronary calcium scoring assessed on native screening chest CT imaging as predictor for outcome in COVID-19: An analysis of a hospitalized German cohort.
Gregor S ZimmermannAlexander A FingerleChristina Müller-LeisseFelix GassertClaudio E von SchackyTareq IbrahimKarl-Ludwig LaugwitzFabian GeislerChristoph D SpinnerBernhard HallerMarkus R MakowskiJonathan NadjiriPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The results indicate a significant association between CAC and clinical outcome in COVID-19. Our data therefore suggest that CAC might be useful in risk prediction in patients with COVID-19.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- coronary artery disease
- computed tomography
- coronary artery
- high resolution
- electronic health record
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- image quality
- big data
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance
- heart failure
- mass spectrometry
- positron emission tomography
- fluorescence imaging
- photodynamic therapy