Abstract

Stable angina is a common and disabling disease with coronary artery disease (CAD) accounting for 68% of heart related deaths (I). Common risk factors for CAD 1nclude hypertension, h1gh cholesterol levels, cigarette smoking, obesity, and a family history of heart disease. Traditionally ischemic testing include exercise ECG and stress myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT) for the non-invasive detection of inducible ischemia. Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is generally considered the standard of reference for the detection of significant CAD.

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P.J. de Feyter (Pim) , G.P. Krestin (Gabriel)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
F'1nancial support for the publication of this thesis was generously provided by Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Siemens Nederland NV Bayer Schering Pharma
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Weustink, A. (2010, December 15). CT Coronary angiography in clinical practice. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/77062