High prevalence of coronary artery calcification in Saudi patients with normal myocardial perfusion
BACKGROUND: Normal single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has a high negative predictive value for ischemic heart disease. Thus, the presence of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis detected by coronary artery calcification (CAC) score in patients who h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.154 |