Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients and their coronary lesions
| MSCTA | EBCTA | |
| Angina pectoris | 56 | 70 |
| Evaluation after MI | 18 | 13 |
| Previous angioplasty | 11 | 8 |
| Valvar disease | 2 | 7 |
| Cardiomyopathy | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Vessel disease | 32 | 25 |
| 2 Vessel disease | 24 | 15 |
| 3 Vessel disease | 6 | 18 |
| No stenosis | 30 | 53 |
| Age (years) | 61.7 (11.0) | 59.2 (9.1) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.4 (3.0) | 27.0 (3.0) |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 64 (7) | 68 (11) |
| Volumetric calcium score | 269 (388) | 288 (417) |
| Stenosis in LM | 5 | 5 |
| Stenosis in LAD | 44 | 48 |
| Stenosis in LCx | 13 | 15 |
| Stenosis in RCA | 21 | 20 |
| Mean coronary diameter (mm) | 3.3 (1.2) | 3.1 (1.4) |
Values are n or mean (SD).
Differences between the groups are not significant.
EBCTA, electron beam computed tomographic coronary angiography; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx, left circumflex coronary artery; LM, left main coronary artery; MI, myocardial infarction; MSCTA, multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography; RCA, right coronary artery.