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Anomalous left main coronary artery detected by CT angiography
The growing improvements of computed tomography have made this technique more and more available for cardiac evaluation. Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) are often incidental findings in subjects with suspecte...
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Open AccessSingle coronary artery originating from the right sinus Valsalva and ability to work
We present a case of a 56-year-old male electrician who was admitted to the hospital with atrial fibrillation, atypical chest pain and dyspnea. He gave a history that on the morning he had working for almost 4...
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Open AccessLeft and right ventricle assessment with Cardiac CT: validation study vs. Cardiac MR
To compare Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Computed Tomography (CT) for the assessment of left (LV) and right (RV) ventricular functional parameters.
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Atherosclerotic pattern of coronary myocardial bridging assessed with CT coronary angiography
The aim of our study was to evaluate the atherosclerotic pattern of patients with coronary myocardial bridging (MB) by means of CT Coronary Angiography (CT-CA). 254 consecutive patients (166 male, mean age 58....
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Magnetic resonance (MR) has become a consolidated imaging modality in the field of cardiology. The technique is characterized by enormous operative versatility ranging from pure morphology to myocardial tissue...
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Open AccessAssessment of coronary artery disease and calcified coronary plaque burden by computed tomography in patients with and without diabetes mellitus
To compare the coronary atherosclerotic burden in patients with and without type-2 diabetes using CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA).
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Coronary calcium score and computed tomography coronary angiography in high-risk asymptomatic subjects: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and prevalence of non-obstructive coronary artery disease
The aim of the study was to compare the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) for the assessment of non-obstructive/obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with a zero calcium score
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice CT coronary angiography (CT-CA) for the detection of significant coronary artery stenosis in patients with zero on the Agatston Calcium Score (CACS). We enrolled...
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“In-house” pharmacological management for computed tomography coronary angiography: heart rate reduction, timing and safety of different drugs used during patient preparation
We retrospectively evaluated the effect, timing and safety of different pharmacological strategies during 64-slice CT coronary angiography (CT-CA). From the institutional database of CT-CA we enrolled 560 cons...
