Pre-screening for non-diagnostic coronary computed tomography angiography.

Journal: European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice
Published Date: Sep 11, 2023

Abstract

AIMS: Indiscriminate coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) referrals for suspected coronary artery disease could result in a higher rate of equivocal and non-diagnostic studies, leading to inappropriate downstream resource utilization or delayed time to diagnosis. We sought to develop a simple clinical tool for predicting the likelihood of a non-diagnostic CCTA to help identify patients who might be better served with a different test.

Authors

  • Ramtin Hakimjavadi
    Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada.
  • Juan Lu
    Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.
  • Yeung Yam
    Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada.
  • Girish Dwivedi
    Department of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, CRAWLEY Western Australia 6009, Australia.
  • Gary R Small
    Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada.
  • Benjamin J W Chow
    Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada.

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