Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications

Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications

The significance of coronary artery calcification noted on noncontrast chest computed tomography (CT) scan is unknown. We report a case where coronary artery calcification on chest CT scan incidentally detected in an asymptomatic patient who was found to have significant coronary artery disease whic...

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Main Authors: Swapnil Y Parab, Vijaya P Patil, Madhavi Shetmahajan, Astha Kanaparthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Anaesthesia
chest CT scan
coronary artery calcification
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2019;volume=63;issue=8;spage=663;epage=666;aulast=Parab
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spelling doaj-afcabaedf6ed4fcf9e7a7d0f19650dba2020-11-25T02:38:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Anaesthesia0019-50490976-28172019-01-0163866366610.4103/ija.IJA_40_19Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implicationsSwapnil Y ParabVijaya P PatilMadhavi ShetmahajanAstha KanaparthiThe significance of coronary artery calcification noted on noncontrast chest computed tomography (CT) scan is unknown. We report a case where coronary artery calcification on chest CT scan incidentally detected in an asymptomatic patient who was found to have significant coronary artery disease which resulted in perioperative morbidity.http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2019;volume=63;issue=8;spage=663;epage=666;aulast=ParabAnaesthesiachest CT scancoronary artery calcification
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author Swapnil Y Parab
Vijaya P Patil
Madhavi Shetmahajan
Astha Kanaparthi
spellingShingle Swapnil Y Parab
Vijaya P Patil
Madhavi Shetmahajan
Astha Kanaparthi
Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Anaesthesia
chest CT scan
coronary artery calcification
author_facet Swapnil Y Parab
Vijaya P Patil
Madhavi Shetmahajan
Astha Kanaparthi
author_sort Swapnil Y Parab
title Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications
title_short Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications
title_full Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications
title_fullStr Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications
title_full_unstemmed Coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – Anaesthetic implications
title_sort coronary artery calcification on chest computed tomography scan – anaesthetic implications
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
issn 0019-5049
0976-2817
publishDate 2019-01-01
description The significance of coronary artery calcification noted on noncontrast chest computed tomography (CT) scan is unknown. We report a case where coronary artery calcification on chest CT scan incidentally detected in an asymptomatic patient who was found to have significant coronary artery disease which resulted in perioperative morbidity.
topic Anaesthesia
chest CT scan
coronary artery calcification
url http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2019;volume=63;issue=8;spage=663;epage=666;aulast=Parab
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