Coronary computed tomography angiography vs functional stress testing for patients with suspected coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AJ Foy, SS Dhruva, B Peterson… - JAMA internal …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a new approach for the
diagnosis of anatomical coronary artery disease (CAD), but it is unclear how CCTA performs …

[PDF][PDF] Great Debate: Computed tomography coronary angiography should be the initial diagnostic test in suspected angina

C Berry, CM Kramer, V Kunadian, TR Patel… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
1British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, 126 University Place,
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G128TA, UK; and 2Golden Jubilee National Hospital …

Acute chest pain evaluation using coronary computed tomography angiography compared with standard of care: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

CA Gongora, C Bavishi, S Uretsky, E Argulian - Heart, 2018 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has certain advantages compared with stress
testing including greater accuracy in identifying obstructive coronary disease. The aim of the …

When more is better: underused advanced imaging exams that can improve outcomes and reduce cost of care

RW England, S Sheikhbahaei, AJ Solomon… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Appropriate use of resources is a tenet of care transformation efforts, with a national
campaign to reduce low-value imaging. The next level of performance improvement is to …

Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary CT Angiography and Standard of Care for Evaluating Acute Chest Pain: A Living Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

MF Barbosa, A Canan, Y Xi, H Litt… - Radiology …, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To perform a living systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled
trials comparing the effectiveness of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and standard of care …

[HTML][HTML] Computed Tomography Evaluation of Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Road Travelled, and What Lies Ahead

C Ayoub, IG Scalia, NS Anavekar, R Arsanjani… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is now endorsed by all major cardiology guidelines for
the investigation of chest pain and assessment for coronary artery disease (CAD) in …

[HTML][HTML] Is Physiologic Stress Test with Imaging Comparable to Anatomic Examination of Coronary Arteries by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography to …

WJ Siddiqui, MS Rawala, W Abid, M Zain, MI Sadaf… - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a noninvasive diagnostic
modality that remains underutilized compared to functional stress testing (ST) for …

Noninvasive imaging modalities in coronary artery disease: a meta analysis comparing coronary computed tomography angiography and standard of care

A Dani, P Shah, D Desai - Future Cardiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Coronary artery disease has become a global pandemic and a major cause of
death. The risk-factor calculation for coronary artery damage is an invasive procedure. Aim …

Long-term prognostic value of coronary computed tomography angiography in chest pain patients

M Sandstedt, J De Geer, L Henriksson… - Acta …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is increasingly used to
detect coronary artery disease (CAD), but long-term follow-up studies are still scarce …

[HTML][HTML] Chest pain in repeated emergency department visitors

K Slankamenac, M Stucki… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - scientificarchives.com
Introduction: Chest pain is responsible for up to 8% of all emergency department (ED) visits.
It is a symptom of potentially harmful diseases including acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …