Pilot Study of Coronary Artery Calcification by Computerized Tomography as Non-Invasive Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Elderly Diabetics
75-80% mortality in diabetics result from coronary artery disease. Helical computed tomography is a noninvasive technology for evaluating the extent of coronary artery atherosclerosis by detecting coronary artery calcium. In our study, we analyzed the data of CT scans in 25 diabetic and 25 nondiabet...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1656405 |