CT coronary angiography is feasible for the assessment of coronary artery disease in chronic dialysis patients, despite high average calcium scores.

CT coronary angiography is feasible for the assessment of coronary artery disease in chronic dialysis patients, despite high average calcium scores.

PURPOSE: Significant obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in asymptomatic dialysis patients. Identifying these high risk patients is warranted and may improve the prognosis of this vulnerable patient group. Routine catheterization of incident dialysis patients has been proposed, but i...

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Main Authors: Mihály K de Bie, Maurits S Buiten, André Gaasbeek, Mark J Boogers, Cornelis J Roos, Joanne D Schuijf, M Jacqueline Krol, Ton J Rabelink, Jeroen J Bax, Martin J Schalij, J Wouter Jukema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3707871?pdf=render

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