The association between coronary flow reserve and development of coronary calcifications: a follow-up study for 11 years in healthy young men

: Uusitalo V, Saraste A, Kajander S, Luotolahti M, Wendelin-Saarenhovi M, Sundell J, Raitakari O, Knuuti J

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

: 2013

: EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging

: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

: EUR HEART J-CARD IMG

: 8

: 14

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: 818

: 7

: 2047-2404

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jes301

Coronary reactivity to vasodilator-induced hyperaemia as assessed by perfusion PET was not predictive of the presence of coronary calcification after 11 years of follow-up in asymptomatic men with very low likelihood of coronary artery disease.

Internal medicine