utilization of coronary computed tomography angiography for rapid risk stratification in emergency chest pain units

Utilization of coronary computed tomography angiography for rapid risk stratification in emergency chest pain units

BACKGROUND Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a well-known method for evaluating anatomic coronary stenosis, but the reliability of CCTA to predict cardiovascular events is an issue of controversy. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective observational study, 58 patients with acute chest pain and low-to-moderate risk were selected and CCTA was performed on them. During follow...

Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Room

The coronary computed tomography angiography has recently emerged as an accurate diagnostic tool in the evaluation of coronary artery disease, providing diagnostic and prognostic data that correlate directly with the data provided by invasive coronary angiography. The association of recent technological developments has allowed improved temporal resolution and better spatial coverage of the car...

Dual imaging stress echocardiography versus computed tomography coronary angiography for risk stratification of patients with chest pain of unknown origin

BACKGROUND Dual imaging stress echocardiography, combining the evaluation of wall motion and coronary flow reserve (CFR) on the left anterior descending artery (LAD), and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) are established techniques for assessing prognosis in chest pain patients. In this study we compared the prognostic value of the two methods in a cohort of patients with chest pa...

Coronary anomaly diagnosed by computed tomography coronary angiography in a patient with atypical chest pain.

Coronary computed tomography angiography-based coronary risk stratification in subjects presenting with no or atypical symptoms.

BACKGROUND  Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) findings of positive vessel remodeling and low-attenuation plaque, referred to as computed tomography-verified high-risk plaque (CT-HRP), have been reported to be associated with the development of subsequent acute coronary syndromes. The aim of this study was to examine the usefulness of coronary CTA for coronary risk re-stratification...

Coronary computed tomography angiography for the evaluation of patients with acute chest pain.

Acute chest pain is a common presenting complaint of patients attending emergency room departments. Despite this, it can often be challenging to completely exclude a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome following an initial standard clinical and biochemical evaluation. As a result of this, patients are often admitted to hospital until the treating clinician is satisfied that this diagnosis can ...