Review of Using Cardiac Fluoroscopy in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients
Abstract
The history of methods to find coronary artery calcification is reviewed. Image-intensified cardiac fluoroscopy is the current method in general use for finding coronary artery calcifications. The technique of cardiac fluoroscopy is reviewed in detail. The findings of coronary angiography outcomes for symptomatic and asymptomatic populations with coronary artery calcifications are analyzed. There is a strong association between the finding of coronary artery calcification and the finding of anatomic coronary artery occlusions regardless of the patient's age or outcome of other cardiovascular disease tests. Patients with coronary artery calcifications are at a three-fold increased risk for premature mortality when followed over a 5-year period. Clinicians should examine patients for coronary artery calcifications in stratified coronary artery disease screening programs. Coronary, Fluoroscopy, Cardiac fluoroscopy, Angiography, Symptomatic, Asymptomatic, Coronary artery calcifications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA271690
Entities
People
- Kevin T. Mason
Organizations
- United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab