Gensini score explained

Gensini score is a widely used means of quantifying angiographic atherosclerosis,[1] where a zero score indicates absence of atherosclerotic disease.[2] The Gensini score accounts for the degree of artery narrowing as well as locations of narrowing.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Neeland IJ, Patel RS, Eshtehardi P, Dhawan S, McDaniel MC, Rab ST, Vaccarino V, Zafari AM, Samady H, Quyyumi AA . Coronary angiographic scoring systems: an evaluation of their equivalence and validity . . 164 . 4 . 457–552 . 2012 . 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.07.007 . 3913177 . 23067913 .
  2. Gensini GG . A more meaningful scoring system for determining the severity of coronary heart disease . . 51 . 3 . 606 . 1983 . 10.1016/s0002-9149(83)80105-2 . 6823874 .
  3. Book: Thiriet . Marc . Diseases of the Cardiac Pump . 2015 . Springer . 9783319126647 . 402 . 20 September 2018 . en.

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