Medscape

Can Non-Invasive CT Coronary Angiography Detect Low- to Moderate-Risk Coronary Artery Disease?

CT coronary angiography (CTCA) was found to be safe and effective for evaluating coronary artery disease in patients with a low-to-intermediate pretest probability of the disease. It demonstrated a ...
Open Heart

Direct access CT coronary angiography in patients referred with suspected cardiac chest pain: a novel patient pathway

Background Rapid access chest pain (RACP) clinics are designed to expedite cardiac assessment, but current pathways cause ...
Science Daily

Novel CT exam reduces need for invasive artery treatment

A new study showed that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. A new study showed that a non-invasive ...
2 Minute Medicine

Invasive management for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in frail patients may not improve mortality

In frail, elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), invasive management with coronary ...
Medscape

CT Angiography Benefits Persist in Chest Pain Management

"These extended and sustained benefits appear to be primarily driven by a reduction in the rate of non-fatal MI, suggesting that the principal benefit of CCTA [coronary CT angiography] is driven by ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

CT or Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain

In this multicenter trial, 3561 patients with stable chest pain at intermediate risk for obstructive coronary artery disease were randomly assigned to undergo CT or invasive coronary angiography. Over ...
TCTMD

Invasive Angio Adds Nothing to CCTA Alone for Risk Prediction: ISCHEMIA

Both invasive coronary angiography and coronary CT angiography (CCTA) add incremental information over baseline characteristics when predicting risk in stable CAD patients, according to an ISCHEMIA ...