Aims In symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), computed
tomographic angiography (CTA) improves patient selection for invasive coronary …

Coronary artery calcium scanning (CAC) has emerged as the most robust predictor of
coronary events in the asymptomatic primary prevention population, particularly in the …

Background Many patients have symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease (CAD) and
are often evaluated with the use of diagnostic testing, although there are limited data from …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted as the document was compiled through …

Background It is unclear whether an evaluation incorporating coronary computed
tomographic angiography (CCTA) is more effective than standard evaluation in the …

Aims Advances of cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) have been developed
for dose reduction, but their efficacy in clinical practice is largely unknown. This study was …

Background Admission rates among patients presenting to emergency departments with
possible acute coronary syndromes are high, although for most of these patients, the …

Background The growing use of imaging procedures in the United States has raised
concerns about exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation in the general population. Methods …

Aims Perfusion-cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged as a potential alternative
to single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to assess myocardial ischaemia …

Thus, the task of writing Guidelines or Expert Consensus Documents covers not only the
integration of the most recent research, but also the creation of educational tools and …