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Prognostic value of coronary calcium score post coronary artery bypass graft surgery

  • Rami M. Abazid
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    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, PO Box 5010, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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  • Monerah A. Almohideb
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    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, PO Box 5010, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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  • Osama Smettei
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    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, PO Box 5010, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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  • Ahmed A. Alruwaili
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    Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, PO Box 5010, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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  • Jonathan G. Romsa
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    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, PO Box 5010, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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  • James Warrington
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    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, PO Box 5010, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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  • Cigdem Akincioglu
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    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, PO Box 5010, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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  • William C. Vezina
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    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, PO Box 5010, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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Published:December 09, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2022.11.002
Prognostic value of coronary calcium score post coronary artery bypass graft surgery
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      The Agatston coronary calcium score (CAC) is the most widely applied scoring system for measuring coronary artery calcification and is considered as the cornerstone for cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic patients.
      • Gupta A.
      • Bera K.
      • Kikano E.
      • et al.
      Coronary artery calcium scoring: current status and future directions.
      Radiographics. 2022; 42: 947-967
      CAC also has incremental value in the prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in symptomatic patients with confirmed and suspected coronary artery disease presenting with chest pain
      • Gupta A.
      • Bera K.
      • Kikano E.
      • et al.
      Coronary artery calcium scoring: current status and future directions.
      Radiographics. 2022; 42: 947-967
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      Publication history

      Published online: December 09, 2022
      Accepted: November 15, 2022
      Received in revised form: November 2, 2022
      Received: August 26, 2022

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2022.11.002

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      © 2022 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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