Angiography
Reports on angiography findings from University of Zurich provide new insights
Published in Blood Weekly, January 8th, 2009
"To assess the prevalence and morphological characteristics of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) with CT coronary angiography (CTCA) in comparison to conventional catheterangiography (CCA). Dual-source CTCA examinations from 677 consecutive patients (223 women; median age 57 years) were retrospectively evaluated by two blinded observers for the presence of CAE defined as a diameter enlargement >= 1.5 times the diameter of adjacent normal coronary segments," scientists writing in the journal European Radiology report.
"Vessel diameters and contrast attenuation within and proximal to ectatic segments were measured. CCA was used to compare measurements obtained from...
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