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#Redirect [[Coronary artery calcification]]
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==Overview==
The [[coronary angiogram]] is fairly insensitive to the presence of [[lesion]] [[calcification]], particularly the presence of deep [[vessel]] wall [[calcification]].  [[Intravascular ultrasound]] is much more sensitive in the assessment of [[vessel]] wall [[calcification]].  Conventional [[coronary angiography]] has limited [[sensitivity]] for the detection of smaller amounts of [[calcium]], and has moderate [[sensitivity]] for the detection of extensive [[lesion]] [[calcium]] ([[sensitivity]] 60% and 85% for three- and four-quadrant [[calcium]], respectively).<ref name="pmid7895353">{{cite journal |author=Mintz GS, Popma JJ, Pichard AD, ''et al.'' |title=Patterns of calcification in coronary artery disease. A statistical analysis of intravascular ultrasound and coronary angiography in 1155 lesions |journal=Circulation |volume=91 |issue=7 |pages=1959–65 |year=1995 |month=April |pmid=7895353 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  [[Calcification]] is often associated with older [[graft]] age, [[insulin–dependent diabetics]], and [[smoking]].<ref name="pmid15723972">{{cite journal |author=Castagna MT, Mintz GS, Ohlmann P, ''et al.'' |title=Incidence, location, magnitude, and clinical correlates of [[saphenous vein graft]] [[calcification]]: an intravascular [[ultrasound]] and [[angiographic]] study |journal=Circulation |volume=111 |issue=9 |pages=1148–52 |year=2005 |month=March |pmid=15723972 |doi=10.1161/01.CIR.0000157160.69812.55 |url=}}</ref>
 
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==References==
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