Safe Deferral of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Patients With a Low Pretest Probability of Coronary Artery Disease in 2019 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines

Safe Deferral of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Patients With a Low Pretest Probability of Coronary Artery Disease in 2019 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines

Background Coronary computed tomography angiography is increasingly used as the first‐line test for suspected coronary artery disease. Its overuse in a low pretest probability (PTP) population may lead to low diagnostic yield without change in patient management. We evaluated the clinical consequenc...

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Main Authors: Ville Varho, Valtteri Uusitalo, Satu M. Vaara, Suvi Syväranta, Helena Rajala, Juha Sinisalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiac imaging
chest pain
chronic coronary syndrome
diagnostic yield
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.029933

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