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. 1998 Aug 15;82(4):508-11.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00372-5.

Angiographic correlates of "spotty" coronary artery calcium detected by electron-beam computed tomography in patients with normal or near-normal coronary angiograms

A Schmermund  1 , J A Rumberger, J F Colter, P F Sheedy 2nd, R S Schwartz
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Angiographic correlates of "spotty" coronary artery calcium detected by electron-beam computed tomography in patients with normal or near-normal coronary angiograms

A Schmermund et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

To characterize relations between coronary plaque formation, focal, "spotty" coronary calcified lesions, and luminal narrowing, coronary calcium was examined by electron-beam computed tomography in 49 patients with normal or near-normal angiograms. Based on a coronary segmental analysis and on a patient-by-patient analysis, spotty coronary calcium was associated with slight angiographic changes consistent with early atherosclerotic disease and compensatory arterial remodeling.

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