Diagnostic and prognostic value of a novel cardiac calcification score for coronary artery disease by transthoracic echocardiography

Int J Cardiol. 2015;190:332-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.153. Epub 2015 Apr 21.

Authors

Kristof Hirschberg¹, Manuel Reinhart², Mathias Konstandin², Lorenz Uhlmann³, Hugo A Katus², Derliz Mereles²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, Angiology and Pneumology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: Kristof.Hirschberg@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
² Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, Angiology and Pneumology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
³ Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

PMID: 25935622
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.153

No abstract available

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Calcification; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Echocardiography; Risk factors.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / complications
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
Cardiomyopathies / complications
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography* / methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index*